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Tulare, South Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 #46 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,172 per pupil, Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 ranks #68 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
232
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,172
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 operates 5 public schools serving 232 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Spink County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,172 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 77.3% local, 9.1% state, and 13.6% 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 55/100, ranked #46 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.
and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.4% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01, with a diversity index of 10.0/100.
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 accounts for 49.2% of all Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 a distant remainder — means Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6-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.
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 116 students (highest), a spread of 97 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.
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — 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 Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 is typically wider than the Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6'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 Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6?
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 has 5 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 232 students.
How much does Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 spend per student?
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 spends $13,172 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #46 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6?
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 students are 98.4% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6?
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #46 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.