Custer School District 16-1

Custer School District 16-1 Custer School District 16-1 is located in Custer County, South Dakota. Our Mission is to Educate Every Student to His/Her Potential. Rushmore National Memorial.

Custer School District is located in Custer County in the southwest part of South Dakota. Custer City is 45 minutes from Rapid City, 5 minutes from Crazy Horse Memorial, and 25 minutes from Mt. The school district is comprised of the county of Custer, except for the far western portion of the county, and a small portion of Pennington County and is approximately 1200 square miles while the County o

f Custer is approximately 1550 square miles. Almost fifty percent of the district’s land is federally or state owned which includes the Black Hills National Forest, Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, and Bureau of Land Management properties. Custer County’s main industry is tourism. Custer Regional Hospital is the largest employer in the community. Custer County has two major communities: Custer City and Hermosa. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010 the population of the county was 8,216. The median age in the county is 43, while more than 23%of the population is aged 65 or higher. Custer County is growing in population in the area of retired individuals but not in the area of school-aged children. On the east side of the district, in the Hermosa area in particular, we are seeing increasing development. The Custer School District has K-12 accreditation from the State of South Dakota.

Awesome! 👏🏼
08/28/2026

Awesome! 👏🏼

Custer's Mikayla Dennis wins the girls race at the Black Hills Prev...

08/28/2026

🙋🏻‍♀️Anyone else got that end-of-the-week tiredness going on? 😴😂
Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!
👶🏻 Cutest model of exhaustion award 🥇 goes to Kash!

08/27/2026

Special thanks to Spokane Creek Cabin and Campground for their donations of goodies!

08/27/2026

Golf Results! Go Wildcats! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️

The CSD Freedom Frolickers (aka retired staff) wanted to wish our students and staff a fantastic school year! 🎉📚 They ga...
08/27/2026

The CSD Freedom Frolickers (aka retired staff) wanted to wish our students and staff a fantastic school year! 🎉📚 They gathered for their annual First Day of School luncheon, celebrating their well-deserved “non-start” to the school day. This year’s celebration took place at the beautiful CSP State Game Lodge. 🥳🍽️
Here’s to another great school year—and to enjoying retirement to the fullest! 💜💛🖤🍏🍎📚🚌✏️🎓

Good Luck, Wildcats! 🐾⚽️🥅
08/25/2026

Good Luck, Wildcats! 🐾⚽️🥅

Address

527 Montgomery Street
Custer, SD
57730

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

Telephone

+6056733154

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