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Colman, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Colman-Egan School District 50-5 #54 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,099 per pupil, Colman-Egan School District 50-5 ranks #45 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
296
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$14,099
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 operates 3 public schools serving 296 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Moody County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,099 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 52.8% local, 34.1% state, and 13.1% 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 51/100, ranked #54 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 109.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Colman Elementary - 03, with a diversity index of 35.0/100.
Its largest campus is Colman Elementary - 03, enrolling 193 students (59% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02, at 36 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Colman Elementary - 03 accounts for 58.7% of all Colman-Egan School District 50-5 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Colman-Egan School District 50-5 a distant remainder — means Colman-Egan School District 50-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 school enrollment ranges from 36 students (lowest) to 193 students (highest), a spread of 157 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 student-counselor ratio is 110:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Colman-Egan School District 50-5'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 Colman-Egan School District 50-5?
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 296 students.
How much does Colman-Egan School District 50-5 spend per student?
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 spends $14,099 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #54 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Colman-Egan School District 50-5?
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 students are 82.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Colman-Egan School District 50-5?
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #54 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.