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Hayti, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Hamlin School District 28-3 #121 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,103 per pupil, Hamlin School District 28-3 ranks #148 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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$9,103
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamlin School District 28-3 operates 3 public schools serving 870 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 Hamlin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,103 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 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 52.3% local, 32.2% state, and 15.5% 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 17/100, ranked #121 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 440:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hamlin High School - 01, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hamlin Elementary - 09, enrolling 472 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Hamlin Elementary - 09 accounts for 52.7% of all Hamlin School District 28-3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hamlin School District 28-3 a distant remainder — means Hamlin School District 28-3-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.
Hamlin School District 28-3 school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Hamlin School District 28-3 school enrollment ranges from 198 students (lowest) to 472 students (highest), a spread of 274 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.
Hamlin School District 28-3 student-counselor ratio is 440:1 — 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.
Hamlin School District 28-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
How many schools are in Hamlin School District 28-3?
Hamlin School District 28-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 870 students.
How much does Hamlin School District 28-3 spend per student?
Hamlin School District 28-3 spends $9,103 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #121 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Hamlin School District 28-3?
Hamlin School District 28-3 students are 92.2% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamlin School District 28-3?
Hamlin School District 28-3 has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #121 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.