At $16,648 per pupil, Marion School District 60-3 ranks #28 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
199
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,648
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion School District 60-3 operates 3 public schools serving 199 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 $16,648 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 70.3% local, 19.5% state, and 10.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 69.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.3% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marion High School - 01, with a diversity index of 30.9/100.
Its largest campus is Marion Elementary - 02, enrolling 100 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Marion Elementary - 02 accounts for 48.1% of all Marion School District 60-3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marion School District 60-3 a distant remainder — means Marion School District 60-3-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Marion School District 60-3 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Marion School District 60-3 school enrollment ranges from 46 students (lowest) to 100 students (highest), a spread of 54 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.
Marion School District 60-3 student-counselor ratio is 69:1 — 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.
Marion School District 60-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — 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 Marion School District 60-3 is typically wider than the Marion School District 60-3-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Marion School District 60-3?
Marion School District 60-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 199 students.
How much does Marion School District 60-3 spend per student?
Marion School District 60-3 spends $16,648 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Marion School District 60-3?
Marion School District 60-3 students are 86.3% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.