Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
White, South Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Deubrook Area School District 05-6 #86 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,803 per pupil, Deubrook Area School District 05-6 ranks #91 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
423
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,803
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 operates 5 public schools serving 423 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Brookings County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,803 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 60.2% local, 28.3% state, and 11.5% 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 35/100, ranked #86 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 117:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.9% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Deubrook High School - 01, with a diversity index of 12.8/100.
Its largest campus is Deubrook Elementary - 03, enrolling 225 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Red Willow Colony School - 09, at 26 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Deubrook Elementary - 03 accounts for 52.4% of all Deubrook Area School District 05-6 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Deubrook Area School District 05-6 a distant remainder — means Deubrook Area School District 05-6-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.
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 school enrollment varies 8.7× across entities
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 225 students (highest), a spread of 199 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 student-counselor ratio is 117:1 — 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.
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Deubrook Area School District 05-6 is typically wider than the Deubrook Area School District 05-6-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Deubrook Area School District 05-6's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in South Dakota
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in Deubrook Area School District 05-6?
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 423 students.
How much does Deubrook Area School District 05-6 spend per student?
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 spends $11,803 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #86 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Deubrook Area School District 05-6?
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 students are 96.9% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Deubrook Area School District 05-6?
Deubrook Area School District 05-6 has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #86 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.