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Eagle Butte, South Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 100/100 ranks Eagle Butte School District 20-1 #1 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,319 per pupil, Eagle Butte School District 20-1 ranks #2 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
362
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$29,319
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 operates 5 public schools serving 362 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Ziebach County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,319 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 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 10.1% local, 19.3% state, and 70.6% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs. The district's equity score is 100/100, ranked #1 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.
a 31.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 11.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 accounts for 73.9% of all Eagle Butte School District 20-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Eagle Butte School District 20-1 a distant remainder — means Eagle Butte School District 20-1-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.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 school enrollment varies 94× across entities
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 281 students (highest), a spread of 278 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 student-counselor ratio is 31:1 — 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.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 35.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Eagle Butte School District 20-1'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 Eagle Butte School District 20-1?
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 362 students.
How much does Eagle Butte School District 20-1 spend per student?
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 spends $29,319 per student. The district has an equity score of 100/100, ranking #1 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Eagle Butte School District 20-1?
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 students are 11.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eagle Butte School District 20-1?
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 has an equity score of 100/100, ranking #1 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.