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Hot Springs, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Hot Springs School District 23-2 #80 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,971 per pupil, Hot Springs School District 23-2 ranks #135 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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$9,971
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hot Springs School District 23-2 operates 3 public schools serving 772 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 Fall River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,971 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 51.7% local, 24.2% state, and 24.0% 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 38/100, ranked #80 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 478.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hot Springs Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 48.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hot Springs Elementary - 02, enrolling 306 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 accounts for 39.6% of all Hot Springs School District 23-2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hot Springs School District 23-2-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.
Hot Springs School District 23-2 student-counselor ratio is 478:1 — 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.
Hot Springs School District 23-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Hot Springs School District 23-2'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 Hot Springs School District 23-2?
Hot Springs School District 23-2 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 772 students.
How much does Hot Springs School District 23-2 spend per student?
Hot Springs School District 23-2 spends $9,971 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #80 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Hot Springs School District 23-2?
Hot Springs School District 23-2 students are 70.7% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hot Springs School District 23-2?
Hot Springs School District 23-2 has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #80 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.