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Chamberlain, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Chamberlain School District 07-1 #12 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,938 per pupil, Chamberlain School District 07-1 ranks #48 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
851
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,938
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chamberlain School District 07-1 operates 3 public schools serving 851 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Brule County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,938 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 40.2% local, 25.2% state, and 34.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 83/100, ranked #12 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 355.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Chamberlain Elementary - 03, with a diversity index of 62.9/100.
Its largest campus is Chamberlain Elementary - 03, enrolling 407 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Chamberlain Elementary - 03 accounts for 47.4% of all Chamberlain School District 07-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chamberlain School District 07-1 a distant remainder — means Chamberlain School District 07-1-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.
Chamberlain School District 07-1 student-counselor ratio is 355:1 — 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.
Chamberlain School District 07-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — 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 Chamberlain School District 07-1 is typically wider than the Chamberlain School District 07-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Chamberlain School District 07-1'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 Chamberlain School District 07-1?
Chamberlain School District 07-1 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 851 students.
How much does Chamberlain School District 07-1 spend per student?
Chamberlain School District 07-1 spends $13,938 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #12 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Chamberlain School District 07-1?
Chamberlain School District 07-1 students are 49.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chamberlain School District 07-1?
Chamberlain School District 07-1 has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #12 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.