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Miller, South Dakota - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Miller 29-4 #57 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,687 per pupil, Miller 29-4 ranks #41 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
457
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,687
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Miller 29-4 operates 4 public schools serving 457 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Hand County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,687 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 72.4% local, 9.5% state, and 18.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #57 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 120.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.6% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Miller Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 14.7/100.
Its largest campus is Miller Elementary - 02, enrolling 231 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11, at 37 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Miller Elementary - 02 accounts for 47.8% of all Miller 29-4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Miller 29-4 a distant remainder — means Miller 29-4-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Miller 29-4 school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Miller 29-4 school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 231 students (highest), a spread of 194 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.
Miller 29-4 student-counselor ratio is 121:1 — 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.
Miller 29-4 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.2% — 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.
Miller 29-4 has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 457 students.
How much does Miller 29-4 spend per student?
Miller 29-4 spends $14,687 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #57 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Miller 29-4?
Miller 29-4 students are 94.6% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Miller 29-4?
Miller 29-4 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #57 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.