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Flandreau, South Dakota - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Flandreau School District 50-3 #47 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,104 per pupil, Flandreau School District 50-3 ranks #85 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$12,104
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Flandreau School District 50-3 operates 4 public schools serving 694 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high 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 $12,104 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 43.0% local, 40.6% state, and 16.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #47 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 227:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.0% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Flandreau Elementary - 04, with a diversity index of 70.7/100.
Flandreau Elementary - 04 accounts for 40.1% of all Flandreau School District 50-3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Flandreau School District 50-3-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.
Flandreau School District 50-3 school enrollment varies 8.4× across entities
Flandreau School District 50-3 school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 287 students (highest), a spread of 253 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.
Flandreau School District 50-3 student-counselor ratio is 227:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Flandreau School District 50-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — 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 Flandreau School District 50-3 is typically wider than the Flandreau School District 50-3-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Flandreau School District 50-3'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 Flandreau School District 50-3?
Flandreau School District 50-3 has 4 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 694 students.
How much does Flandreau School District 50-3 spend per student?
Flandreau School District 50-3 spends $12,104 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #47 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Flandreau School District 50-3?
Flandreau School District 50-3 students are 56.0% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Flandreau School District 50-3?
Flandreau School District 50-3 has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #47 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.