Public schools in Belle Fourche, SD
Belle Fourche has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,239 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Belle Fourche's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Belle Fourche | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | 4 | 1,329 | $10,737 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Belle Fourche, 389 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche High School - 01 | 389 | 14.6 | 21.6% | Belle Fourche |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Belle Fourche, 414 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 | 414 | 13.5 | 29.7% | Belle Fourche |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Belle Fourche, 436 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Elementary - 03 | 347 | 11.5 | 35.4% | Belle Fourche |
| North Park Elementary - 08 | 89 | 10.6 | 32.6% | Belle Fourche |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Belle Fourche's public schools compare with South Dakota's
The median Belle Fourche school has 12.5 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the South Dakota median of 12.7. 75% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 368 students (state 102).
| Belle Fourche | South Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 368 | 102 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 75% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.5% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Belle Fourche schools and the 670 South Dakota schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Belle Fourche
- Belle Fourche School District 09-1Runs 4 of Belle Fourche's 4 public schools and spent $10,737 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,737
- Belle Fourche High School - 01, the largest high school in Belle Fourche389 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.389
- The largest public schools in South DakotaSouth Dakota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Belle Fourche addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in South Dakota
- Sioux Falls52 schools
- Rapid City25 schools
- Aberdeen11 schools
- Mitchell10 schools
- Huron9 schools
- Faulkton7 schools
- Plankinton7 schools
- Spearfish7 schools
Questions about schools in Belle Fourche
How many public schools are in Belle Fourche, SD?
4 public schools with an address in Belle Fourche were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, enrolling 1,239 students.What is the largest high school in Belle Fourche?
Belle Fourche High School - 01, with 389 students in 2024-25 (Belle Fourche School District 09-1).Which districts run Belle Fourche's schools?
Belle Fourche School District 09-1 (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25