At $24,250 per pupil, Oelrichs School District 23-3 ranks #4 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
116
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,250
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 $24,250 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
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 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.
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 $24,250 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.