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Freeman, South Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Freeman School District 33-1 #79 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,751 per pupil, Freeman School District 33-1 ranks #76 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
404
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,751
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Freeman School District 33-1 operates 5 public schools serving 404 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Hutchinson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,751 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 63.4% local, 25.4% state, and 11.2% 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 39/100, ranked #79 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 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Freeman Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 33.6/100.
Its largest campus is Freeman Elementary - 02, enrolling 192 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04, at 34 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Freeman Elementary - 02 accounts for 44.1% of all Freeman School District 33-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Freeman School District 33-1-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.
Freeman School District 33-1 school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Freeman School District 33-1 school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 192 students (highest), a spread of 158 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.
Freeman School District 33-1 student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Freeman School District 33-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Freeman School District 33-1 is typically wider than the Freeman School District 33-1-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Freeman School District 33-1?
Freeman School District 33-1 has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 404 students.
How much does Freeman School District 33-1 spend per student?
Freeman School District 33-1 spends $12,751 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #79 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Freeman School District 33-1?
Freeman School District 33-1 students are 88.3% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Freeman School District 33-1?
Freeman School District 33-1 has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #79 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.