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Lennox, South Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Lennox School District 41-4 #119 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,086 per pupil, Lennox School District 41-4 ranks #132 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,211
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,086
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lennox School District 41-4 operates 5 public schools serving 1,211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Lincoln County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,086 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 55.8% local, 33.7% state, and 10.5% 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 19/100, ranked #119 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 422.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.1% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lennox Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 21.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lennox Elementary - 02, enrolling 362 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Worthing Elementary - 05, at 119 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lennox Elementary - 02 accounts for 29.9% of all Lennox School District 41-4 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lennox School District 41-4-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.
Lennox School District 41-4 school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Lennox School District 41-4 school enrollment ranges from 119 students (lowest) to 362 students (highest), a spread of 243 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.
Lennox School District 41-4 student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — 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.
Lennox School District 41-4 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Lennox School District 41-4?
Lennox School District 41-4 has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,211 students.
How much does Lennox School District 41-4 spend per student?
Lennox School District 41-4 spends $10,086 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #119 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Lennox School District 41-4?
Lennox School District 41-4 students are 90.1% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lennox School District 41-4?
Lennox School District 41-4 has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #119 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.