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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 Vaccination Report, 2021-2022
The data contained within this report focuses on kindergarten and 6th-grade vaccines required for school entry. The common goal is to prevent disease outbreaks from occurring in places where our children learn and play. High levels of vaccination for conditions like measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, varicella, polio, meningococcal disease, and hepatitis A are needed to ensure schools and daycares remain safe spaces.
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.
School Vaccination Report, 2017-2018
For the 2017–2018 school year, 380 South Dakota schools with kindergarten classes submitted vaccination audit data to the South Dakota Department of Health. South Dakota’s overall coverage rate was 96.6% for the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, 95.9% for the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine, 95.7 percent for the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine and 96.4% for the polio vaccine. All coverage rates met the Healthy People 2020 goal of 95% coverage for children in kindergarten, and exceeded most recent national rates. One concerning trend has been the incremental increase in the overall exemption rate from 1.8% in 2013 to 2.2% in 2017.
School Height & Weight Report, 2016-2017
This report summarizes obesity data collected on South Dakota’s school-age children and adolescents during the 2016-2017 school year and includes obesity data collected since the 2001-2002 school year.
School Vaccination Report, 2016-2017
For the 2016-2017 kindergarten class 381 South Dakota schools submitted vaccination audit data. Four percent of schools had <80% MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) coverage. Although this is down from 6% last year, this number is problematic considering the recent Minnesota measles outbreak. South Dakota’s overall coverage rate for the MMR vaccine was 96.7%, the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) coverage rate was 96.4%, and the varicella (chicken pox) coverage rate was 95.4% all excellent rates, all exceeding the 95% goal, and all above the national rates.