An equity score of 66/100 ranks Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 #30 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,998 per pupil, Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 ranks #74 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$12,998
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 operates 4 public schools serving 571 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 Walworth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,998 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 45.2% local, 36.8% state, and 18.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #30 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 304:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.1% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mobridge High School - 01, with a diversity index of 59.9/100.
Its largest campus is Mobridge High School - 01, enrolling 194 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Mobridge High School - 01 accounts for 32.6% of all Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mobridge-Pollock 62-6-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is typically wider than the Mobridge-Pollock 62-6-aggregate figure suggests.
Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is typically wider than the Mobridge-Pollock 62-6-aggregate figure suggests.