At $12,109 per pupil, Faith School District 46-2 ranks #92 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
184
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,109
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Faith School District 46-2 operates 4 public schools serving 184 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Meade County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,109 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 42.4% local, 37.4% state, and 20.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 132.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Faith Jr. High - 06, with a diversity index of 44.5/100.
Its largest campus is Faith High School - 01, enrolling 77 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Maurine Elementary - 04, at 17 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Faith High School - 01 accounts for 41.8% of all Faith School District 46-2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Faith School District 46-2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Faith School District 46-2 school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Faith School District 46-2 school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 77 students (highest), a spread of 60 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.
Faith School District 46-2 student-counselor ratio is 133:1 — 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.
Faith School District 46-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Faith School District 46-2 is typically wider than the Faith School District 46-2-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Faith School District 46-2?
Faith School District 46-2 has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 184 students.
How much does Faith School District 46-2 spend per student?
Faith School District 46-2 spends $12,109 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Faith School District 46-2?
Faith School District 46-2 students are 83.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.