State overview

South Dakota

150 NCES district and charter agencies · 140,320 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing49th percentile4 percentile points above a typical state

Chronically absent22.1%4.8 points below a typical state

Spending per student$11,92020% below a typical state

Students per counselor267:180.5 students below a typical state

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Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.

22.1% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 20% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within South Dakota.

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Districts and charter agencies in South Dakota

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5Sioux Falls · NCES 466627024,928students Rapid City Area School District 51-4Black Hawk · NCES 465982012,847students Harrisburg School District 41-2Sioux Falls · NCES 46313505,727students Brandon Valley School District 49-2Brandon · NCES 46079504,842students Aberdeen School District 06-1Aberdeen · NCES 46020704,408students Watertown School District 14-4Watertown · NCES 46766203,850students Brookings School District 05-1Brookings · NCES 46085203,394students Meade School District 46-1Union Center · NCES 46699303,082students Yankton School District 63-3Yankton · NCES 46804303,002students Huron School District 02-2Huron · NCES 46354802,859students Douglas School District 51-1Box Elder · NCES 46194102,803students Pierre School District 32-2Pierre · NCES 46552602,798students Mitchell School District 17-2Mitchell · NCES 46483902,738students Spearfish School District 40-2Spearfish · NCES 46669302,409students Tea Area School District 41-5Sioux Falls · NCES 46000522,230students Todd County School District 66-1Parmelee · NCES 46720901,999students Oglala Lakota County 65-1Batesland · NCES 46654601,841students West Central School District 49-7Sioux Falls · NCES 46317101,416students Vermillion School District 13-1Vermillion · NCES 46743701,388students Dakota Valley School District 61-8North Sioux City · NCES 46369901,372students Belle Fourche School District 09-1Belle Fourche · NCES 46056101,346students Lennox School District 41-4Lennox · NCES 46415501,197students Madison Central School District 39-2Madison · NCES 46396001,136students Milbank School District 25-4Milbank · NCES 4600002999students Dell Rapids School District 49-3Dell Rapids · NCES 4618120984students Tri-Valley School District 49-6Colton · NCES 4644940964students Sisseton School District 54-2Sisseton · NCES 4600053950students Custer School District 16-1Custer · NCES 4616950922students Wagner Community School District 11-4Wagner · NCES 4675420913students Canton School District 41-1Canton · NCES 4610560874students Hamlin School District 28-3Hayti · NCES 4630800874students Chamberlain School District 07-1Chamberlain · NCES 4612000867students Hot Springs School District 23-2Hot Springs · NCES 4634480781students Winner School District 59-2Winner · NCES 4679710769students Beresford School District 61-2Beresford · NCES 4606360715students Flandreau School District 50-3Flandreau · NCES 4624390713students Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1Nemo · NCES 4641300694students Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7Elk Point · NCES 4621340692students Sioux Valley School District 05-5Volga · NCES 4666300690students Mobridge-Pollock 62-6Mobridge · NCES 4680441621students Baltic School District 49-1Baltic · NCES 4604680599students Groton Area School District 06-6Groton · NCES 4600045599students Redfield School District 56-4Redfield · NCES 4660450592students Bon Homme School District 04-2Tyndall · NCES 4607400575students Chester Area School District 39-1Chester · NCES 4612300567students Parkston School District 33-3Ethan · NCES 4654300563students Deuel School District 19-4Clear Lake · NCES 4600036558students Webster Area 18-5Webster · NCES 4676990548students Bennett County School District 03-1Martin · NCES 4606240521students Hill City School District 51-2Hill City · NCES 4633360502students Platte - Geddes School District 11-5Platte · NCES 4680438499students Garretson School District 49-4Garretson · NCES 4626370491students Parker School District 60-4Parker · NCES 4654270483students Clark School District 12-2Clark · NCES 4612940478students Britton-Hecla School District 45-4Britton · NCES 4600041452students Ipswich Public School District 22-6Leola · NCES 4636060449students Miller 29-4Miller · NCES 4647942447students McCook Central School District 43-7Salem · NCES 4601026439students McLaughlin School District 15-2McLaughlin · NCES 4646380432students Elkton School District 05-3Elkton · NCES 4621390430students Gregory School District 26-4Gregory · NCES 4629880425students Deubrook Area School District 05-6Toronto · NCES 4678300415students Stanley County School District 57-1Hayes · NCES 4624850413students Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6Viborg · NCES 4674520405students Hanson School District 30-1Mitchell · NCES 4602640398students Wessington Springs School District 36-2Wessington Springs · NCES 4677460397students Dupree School District 64-2Dupree · NCES 4619450389students Faulkton Area Schools 24-4Faulkton · NCES 4624030383students White River School District 47-1Norris · NCES 4678570383students Freeman School District 33-1Freeman · NCES 4625500381students Lyman School District 42-1Kennebec · NCES 4644770366students Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6Wolsey · NCES 4680100362students Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1Alcester · NCES 4600028351students Timber Lake School District 20-3Timber Lake · NCES 4671880351students Howard School District 48-3Howard · NCES 4600025348students Andes Central School District 11-1Lake Andes · NCES 4639540346students Castlewood School District 28-1Castlewood · NCES 4611280344students Eagle Butte School District 20-1Eagle Butte · NCES 4620100343students Kadoka Area School District 35-2Interior · NCES 4680437340students Kimball School District 07-2Kimball · NCES 4638220337students Bridgewater-Emery 30-3Bridgewater · NCES 4621420336students Northwestern Area School District 56-7Stratford · NCES 4651750320students Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3Wakonda · NCES 4680439318students Warner School District 06-5Warner · NCES 4676020315students De Smet School District 38-2De Smet · NCES 4617850311students Plankinton School District 01-1Plankinton · NCES 4655710310students Haakon School District 27-1Milesville · NCES 4630490308students Florence School District 14-1Florence · NCES 4624540307students Willow Lake School District 12-3Iroquois · NCES 4679350307students Gayville-Volin School District 63-1Gayville · NCES 4626490302students Arlington School District 38-1Arlington · NCES 4603720300students Ethan School District 17-1Ethan · NCES 4622500290students Corsica-Stickney 21-3Stickney · NCES 4680445289students Centerville School District 60-1Centerville · NCES 4611760288students New Underwood School District 51-3New Underwood · NCES 4650670287students Menno School District 33-2Utica · NCES 4647100285students Woonsocket School District 55-4Woonsocket · NCES 4680190282students Colman-Egan School District 50-5Colman · NCES 4614100281students Scotland School District 04-3Scotland · NCES 4665180281students Estelline School District 28-2Estelline · NCES 4622410279students Lemmon School District 52-4Lemmon · NCES 4641520272students Mount Vernon School District 17-3Mount Vernon · NCES 4649650269students Wall School District 51-5Quinn · NCES 4675660268students Newell School District 09-2Newell · NCES 4650850267students Burke School District 26-2Burke · NCES 4609512266students Waverly School District 14-5Waverly · NCES 4676740266students Canistota School District 43-1Canistota · NCES 4610320262students Montrose School District 43-2Montrose · NCES 4648780254students Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6Frankfort · NCES 4600046250students Rosholt School District 54-4Rosholt · NCES 4663360242students Highmore-Harrold 34-2Highmore · NCES 4680440241students Langford Area 45-5Langford · NCES 4640860240students Avon School District 04-1Avon · NCES 4604270238students Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3Blunt · NCES 4600042236students Wilmot School District 54-7Wilmot · NCES 4600003232students Iroquois School District 02-3Iroquois · NCES 4636150230students Gettysburg School District 53-1Gettysburg · NCES 4626970228students Leola School District 44-2Westport · NCES 4641640222students Sanborn Central School District 55-5Forestburg · NCES 4603932219students Armour School District 21-1Armour · NCES 4603780212students Harding County School District 31-1Buffalo · NCES 4609300211students Colome Consolidated 59-3Colome · NCES 4614130202students Marion School District 60-3Marion · NCES 4645450200students Henry School District 14-2Henry · NCES 4632340186students Jones County School District 37-3Murdo · NCES 4619580186students Lake Preston School District 38-3Lake Preston · NCES 4639990184students Waubay School District 18-3Waubay · NCES 4676680180students Selby Area School District 62-5Selby · NCES 4601028178students Summit School District 54-6Summit · NCES 4670140177students Frederick Area School District 06-2Frederick · NCES 4621400174students Smee School District 15-3Wakpala · NCES 4675600174students Faith School District 46-2Faith · NCES 4622940168students Eureka School District 44-1Eureka · NCES 4622560164students Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Delmont · NCES 4672450161students McIntosh School District 15-1McIntosh · NCES 4646260160students Doland School District 56-2Frankfort · NCES 4619170159students Edgemont School District 23-1Edgemont · NCES 4620850159students Oelrichs School District 23-3Oelrichs · NCES 4652770141students White Lake School District 01-3White Lake · NCES 4678510141students Bison School District 52-1Bison · NCES 4607050137students Edmunds Central School District 22-5Hosmer · NCES 4634440137students Herreid School District 10-1Herreid · NCES 4632430125students Bowdle School District 22-1Bowdle · NCES 4607800121students Hoven School District 53-2Hoven · NCES 4634600110students East Dakota Educational CooperativeSioux Falls · NCES 460002787students Big Stone City School District 25-1Big Stone City · NCES 460696067students South Central 26-5Bonesteel · NCES 460767043students Sd School for the Blind & Visually ImpairedAberdeen · NCES 460002922students Black Hills Special Services CooperativeSpearfish · NCES 468012021students Elk Mountain School District 16-2Dewey · NCES 462130011students