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Parker, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Parker School District 60-4 #83 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,459 per pupil, Parker School District 60-4 ranks #123 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
491
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,459
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Parker School District 60-4 operates 3 public schools serving 491 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 Turner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,459 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 49.5% local, 39.3% state, and 11.2% 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 36/100, ranked #83 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 151:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parker Jr. High - 03, with a diversity index of 21.9/100.
Its largest campus is Parker Elementary - 02, enrolling 238 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parker Jr. High - 03, at 74 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Parker Elementary - 02 accounts for 48.5% of all Parker School District 60-4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Parker School District 60-4 a distant remainder — means Parker School District 60-4-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.
Parker School District 60-4 school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Parker School District 60-4 school enrollment ranges from 74 students (lowest) to 238 students (highest), a spread of 164 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.
Parker School District 60-4 student-counselor ratio is 151:1 — 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.
Parker School District 60-4 chronic absenteeism rate is 22.2% — 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 Parker School District 60-4 is typically wider than the Parker School District 60-4-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Parker School District 60-4?
Parker School District 60-4 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 491 students.
How much does Parker School District 60-4 spend per student?
Parker School District 60-4 spends $10,459 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #83 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Parker School District 60-4?
Parker School District 60-4 students are 90.5% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Parker School District 60-4?
Parker School District 60-4 has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #83 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.