NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools SD

Best-Resourced Schools in Aberdeen, SD

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12 public K-12 schools in Aberdeen from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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12
Schools
4,260
Students
48.3/100
Avg Resource Index
11.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Aberdeen has more public-school enrollment than 48% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Aberdeen lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Aberdeen's list includes 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 50-point gap between Sdsbvi Elementary - 01 and Central High School - 01 shows the range hidden by Aberdeen's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 52%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
82nd percentile
Teacher staffing
93rd percentile

Central High School - 01 accounts for 32.5% of all Aberdeen public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Aberdeen-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Aberdeen school enrollment varies 173× across entities

Aberdeen school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 1,384 students (highest), a spread of 1,376 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Aberdeen student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Sdsbvi Elementary - 01 74
2. Sdsbvi High School - 02 74
3. Simmons Elementary - 10 51
4. Mike Miller Elementary - 07 49
5. Lincoln Elementary - 08 49
6. C C Lee Elementary - 05 45
7. O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 45
8. New Beginnings - 89 45
9. Holgate Middle School - 02 43
10. Simmons Middle School - 03 40
11. May Overby Elementary - 09 40
12. Central High School - 01 24

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Aberdeen

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 May Overby Elementary - 09 60.2/100
  2. 2 Lincoln Elementary - 08 58.5/100
  3. 3 Simmons Middle School - 03 58.2/100
  4. 4 Sdsbvi High School - 02 56.8/100
  5. 5 O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 56.2/100

What do families ask about schools in Aberdeen?

Which Aberdeen school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Sdsbvi Elementary - 01 has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Aberdeen schools in this federal-data comparison at 74/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Aberdeen, SD? ▼

Aberdeen has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 4,260 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.