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Gayville, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 #67 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,891 per pupil, Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 ranks #116 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
289
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,891
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 operates 3 public schools serving 289 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Yankton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,891 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 34.9% local, 45.9% state, and 19.2% 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 46/100, ranked #67 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.
a 97.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03, with a diversity index of 34.6/100.
Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 accounts for 47.1% of all Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 a distant remainder — means Gayville-Volin School District 63-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 136 students (highest), a spread of 86 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.
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 student-counselor ratio is 98:1 — 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.
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 is typically wider than the Gayville-Volin School District 63-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Gayville-Volin School District 63-1'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 Gayville-Volin School District 63-1?
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 289 students.
How much does Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 spend per student?
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 spends $10,891 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #67 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Gayville-Volin School District 63-1?
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 students are 86.4% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gayville-Volin School District 63-1?
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #67 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.