At $18,401 per pupil, Edmunds Central School District 22-5 ranks #14 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
137
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,401
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 operates 4 public schools serving 137 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Edmunds County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,401 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 83.0% local, 5.2% state, and 11.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 7.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Edmunds Central Elementary - 05, with a diversity index of 37.3/100.
Its largest campus is Edmunds Central Elementary - 05, enrolling 61 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Boulder Colony School - 06, at 12 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 accounts for 42.4% of all Edmunds Central School District 22-5 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Edmunds Central School District 22-5-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 61 students (highest), a spread of 49 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.
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 7.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Edmunds Central School District 22-5'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 Edmunds Central School District 22-5?
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 137 students.
How much does Edmunds Central School District 22-5 spend per student?
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 spends $18,401 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Edmunds Central School District 22-5?
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 students are 87.5% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.