At $28,726 per pupil, Mcintosh School District 15-1 ranks #3 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
135
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$28,726
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcintosh School District 15-1 operates 3 public schools serving 135 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Corson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,726 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 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 27.4% local, 19.6% state, and 53.0% federal, an unusually federal-heavy mix, typically a marker of concentrated Title I eligibility or a small district reliant on federal impact-aid programs.
a 130.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.4% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mcintosh Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 61.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mcintosh Middle School - 03, enrolling 44 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Mcintosh Middle School - 03 accounts for 32.6% of all Mcintosh School District 15-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mcintosh School District 15-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Mcintosh School District 15-1 reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Mcintosh School District 15-1 student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — 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.
Mcintosh School District 15-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 52.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Mcintosh School District 15-1'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 Mcintosh School District 15-1?
Mcintosh School District 15-1 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 135 students.
How much does Mcintosh School District 15-1 spend per student?
Mcintosh School District 15-1 spends $28,726 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Mcintosh School District 15-1?
Mcintosh School District 15-1 students are 40.4% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.