At $17,847 per pupil, Big Stone City School District 25-1 ranks #17 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
85
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$17,847
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Stone City School District 25-1 operates 2 public schools serving 85 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Grant County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,847 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Dakota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.9% local, 6.5% state, and 20.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Big Stone City Elementary - 01 accounts for 70.6% of all Big Stone City School District 25-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Big Stone City School District 25-1 a distant remainder — means Big Stone City School District 25-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Big Stone City School District 25-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Big Stone City School District 25-1 is typically wider than the Big Stone City School District 25-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Big Stone City School District 25-1's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Big Stone City School District 25-1?
Big Stone City School District 25-1 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 85 students.
How much does Big Stone City School District 25-1 spend per student?
Big Stone City School District 25-1 spends $17,847 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Big Stone City School District 25-1?
Big Stone City School District 25-1 students are 87.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.