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Langford, South Dakota - 7 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Langford Area 45-5 #52 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,290 per pupil, Langford Area 45-5 ranks #64 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
242
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,290
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Langford Area 45-5 operates 7 public schools serving 242 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined 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 Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,290 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 65.2% local, 21.1% 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 53/100, ranked #52 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.
a 154.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Langford Area High School - 01, with a diversity index of 21.8/100.
Langford Area Elementary - 02 accounts for 41.4% of all Langford Area 45-5 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Langford Area 45-5-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.
Langford Area 45-5 school enrollment varies 111× across entities
Langford Area 45-5 school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 111 students (highest), a spread of 110 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Langford Area 45-5 student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — 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.
Langford Area 45-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — 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 Langford Area 45-5 is typically wider than the Langford Area 45-5-aggregate figure suggests.
Langford Area 45-5 has 7 schools, including 1 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 242 students.
How much does Langford Area 45-5 spend per student?
Langford Area 45-5 spends $13,290 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #52 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Langford Area 45-5?
Langford Area 45-5 students are 91.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Langford Area 45-5?
Langford Area 45-5 has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #52 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.