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Mount Vernon, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Mount Vernon School District 17-3 #50 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,173 per pupil, Mount Vernon School District 17-3 ranks #84 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
273
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,173
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 operates 3 public schools serving 273 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 Davison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,173 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 46.6% local, 40.5% state, and 12.9% 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 54/100, ranked #50 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 85:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Vernon Elementary - 02, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Mount Vernon Elementary - 02, enrolling 110 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Mount Vernon Elementary - 02 accounts for 40.3% of all Mount Vernon School District 17-3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Vernon School District 17-3-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.
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 student-counselor ratio is 85:1 — 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.
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 11.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Vernon School District 17-3'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 Mount Vernon School District 17-3?
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 273 students.
How much does Mount Vernon School District 17-3 spend per student?
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 spends $12,173 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #50 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Vernon School District 17-3?
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 students are 92.9% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Vernon School District 17-3?
Mount Vernon School District 17-3 has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #50 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.