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Britton, South Dakota - 6 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 #112 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,943 per pupil, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 ranks #114 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
476
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,943
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 operates 6 public schools serving 476 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 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 Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,943 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 69.1% local, 14.6% state, and 16.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #112 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 393.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 21.0/100.
Its largest campus is Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02, enrolling 166 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sunset Colony High School - 06, at 8 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 accounts for 34.9% of all Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Britton-Hecla School District 45-4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 166 students (highest), a spread of 158 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 student-counselor ratio is 394:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.7% — 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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is typically wider than the Britton-Hecla School District 45-4-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Britton-Hecla School District 45-4'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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 has 6 schools, including 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 476 students.
How much does Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 spend per student?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 spends $10,943 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #112 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Britton-Hecla School District 45-4?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 students are 95.7% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Britton-Hecla School District 45-4?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #112 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.