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Irene, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 #37 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,781 per pupil, Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 ranks #52 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
293
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,781
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 operates 3 public schools serving 293 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 Turner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,781 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 63.8% local, 22.2% state, and 14.0% 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 60/100, ranked #37 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.
a 97.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 6.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.9% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 26.0/100.
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 accounts for 54.9% of all Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 a distant remainder — means Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3-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.
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 161 students (highest), a spread of 115 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.
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 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.
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 6.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3'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 Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3?
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 293 students.
How much does Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 spend per student?
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 spends $13,781 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #37 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3?
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 students are 88.9% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3?
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #37 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.