School Height Weight Project Data & Reports
The South Dakota Department of Health and the Department of Education ask schools to submit student height and weight data for kindergarten, elementary, and high school students. The voluntary program to track childhood obesity in South Dakota has been underway since 1998.
School Height & Weight Data Collection Information for Schools
- Letter to Schools
- Height/Weight Equipment Application Form
- Directions for Filling out Height and Weight Forms
- Guidelines for Weighing and Measuring Students
- Instructions for Using Infinite Campus to Submit Data
- To request a data collection form in Word or Excel, email Carrie Cushing
- Sample Letter to Parents Regarding Screening
School Height Weight Project Data & Reports
School Height & Weight Report, 2022-2023
The Department of Health (DOH) completed its twenty-fifth year of collecting data on the height and weight of students in South Dakota schools. This report summarizes obesity data collected on 20.3 percent (32,984 students) of the state’s students from 100 schools during the 2022-2023 school year.
School Height & Weight Report, 2020-2021
The Department of Health (DOH) completed its twenty-first year of collecting data on the height and weight of students in South Dakota schools. This report summarizes obesity data collected on 11.2 percent (16,881 students) of the state’s students from 61 schools during the 2020-2021 school year.
School Height & Weight Summary, 2018-2019
This report summarizes obesity data collected on South Dakota’s school-age children and adolescents during the 2018-2019 school year and includes obesity data collected since the 2005-2006 school year.
School Height & Weight Report, 2018-2019
This report summarizes obesity data collected on South Dakota’s school-age children and adolescents during the 2018-2019 school year and includes obesity data collected since the 2005-2006 school year.
School Height & Weight Report, 2017-2018
This report summarizes obesity data collected on South Dakota’s school-age children and adolescents during the 2017-2018 school year and includes obesity data collected since the 2005-2006 school year.
School Height & Weight Summary, 2017-2018
This report summarizes obesity data collected on South Dakota’s school-age children and adolescents during the 2017-2018 school year and includes obesity data collected since the 2005-2006 school year.