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Gettysburg, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Gettysburg School District 53-1 #30 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,724 per pupil, Gettysburg School District 53-1 ranks #54 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
211
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,724
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gettysburg School District 53-1 operates 3 public schools serving 211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Potter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,724 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 59.2% local, 28.7% state, and 12.1% 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 65/100, ranked #30 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 216.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gettysburg Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 40.7/100.
Its largest campus is Gettysburg Elementary - 02, enrolling 88 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 accounts for 41.1% of all Gettysburg School District 53-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gettysburg School District 53-1-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.
Gettysburg School District 53-1 student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — 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.
Gettysburg School District 53-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Gettysburg School District 53-1'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 Gettysburg School District 53-1?
Gettysburg School District 53-1 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 211 students.
How much does Gettysburg School District 53-1 spend per student?
Gettysburg School District 53-1 spends $13,724 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #30 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Gettysburg School District 53-1?
Gettysburg School District 53-1 students are 85.9% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gettysburg School District 53-1?
Gettysburg School District 53-1 has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #30 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.