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Iroquois, South Dakota - 4 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Iroquois School District 02-3 #33 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,904 per pupil, Iroquois School District 02-3 ranks #50 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
241
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,904
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iroquois School District 02-3 operates 4 public schools serving 241 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Kingsbury County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,904 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 69.5% local, 13.2% state, and 17.3% 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 61/100, ranked #33 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 98.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Iroquois Middle School - 02, with a diversity index of 34.9/100.
Its largest campus is Iroquois Elementary - 04, enrolling 114 students (52% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05, at 13 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iroquois Elementary - 04 accounts for 47.3% of all Iroquois School District 02-3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Iroquois School District 02-3 a distant remainder — means Iroquois School District 02-3-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.
Iroquois School District 02-3 school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
Iroquois School District 02-3 school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 114 students (highest), a spread of 101 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Iroquois School District 02-3 student-counselor ratio is 99:1 — 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.
Iroquois School District 02-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Iroquois School District 02-3 is typically wider than the Iroquois School District 02-3-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Iroquois School District 02-3'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 Iroquois School District 02-3?
Iroquois School District 02-3 has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 241 students.
How much does Iroquois School District 02-3 spend per student?
Iroquois School District 02-3 spends $13,904 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #33 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Iroquois School District 02-3?
Iroquois School District 02-3 students are 87.1% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Iroquois School District 02-3?
Iroquois School District 02-3 has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #33 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.