LPS Superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman says after reviewing enrollment numbers for the 2023-2024 school year the decision has been made to open Lincoln Standing Bear High School next fall with only ninth and tenth grade students.
As of February 10, there was an incoming ninth-grade class with 219 students enrolled and an incoming 10th-grade class of 26 students enrolled. “The good news is we are hearing that students and families know that they are getting a quality education where they currently attend high school and don’t want to leave as evident in the upper class numbers,” Gausman says.
“We are proud to provide options for students to choose where they attend high school. This does, however, provide unique planning challenges as we open new buildings. Opening Standing Bear with freshmen and sophomores only allows us to focus our resources on offering high-quality opportunities and high school experiences where students are attending.”
As the graduating class of 2027 moves through high school, LPS anticipates Standing Bear will meet the designed 1,000 student capacity. Future 11th and 12th grade students who chose Standing Bear for next fall will automatically be re-enrolled in their current high school and their counselors will be contacting them.
If students entering ninth and tenth grades are still interested in attending Standing Bear High School next fall, they need to complete the High School Choice Form as soon as possible if they haven’t already to increase the likelihood that a full range of courses can be offered.