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Oelrichs, South Dakota - 3 schools
At $20,312 per pupil, Oelrichs School District 23-3 ranks #8 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
116
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,312
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oelrichs School District 23-3 operates 3 public schools serving 116 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 Fall River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,312 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 14.7% local, 26.9% state, and 58.4% 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 125.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 80.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oelrichs Jr. High - 03, with a diversity index of 21.8/100.
Its largest campus is Oelrichs Elementary - 02, enrolling 55 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Oelrichs Elementary - 02 accounts for 44.4% of all Oelrichs School District 23-3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oelrichs School District 23-3-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.
Oelrichs School District 23-3 school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Oelrichs School District 23-3 school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 55 students (highest), a spread of 30 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.
Oelrichs School District 23-3 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Oelrichs School District 23-3 student-counselor ratio is 125:1 — 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.
Oelrichs School District 23-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 80.8% — 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 Oelrichs School District 23-3'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 Oelrichs School District 23-3?
Oelrichs School District 23-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 116 students.
How much does Oelrichs School District 23-3 spend per student?
Oelrichs School District 23-3 spends $20,312 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Oelrichs School District 23-3?
Oelrichs School District 23-3 students are 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.