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Plankinton, South Dakota - 7 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Plankinton School District 01-1 #22 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,418 per pupil, Plankinton School District 01-1 ranks #59 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
283
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,418
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plankinton School District 01-1 operates 7 public schools serving 283 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined, 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 Aurora County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,418 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 49.1% local, 42.4% state, and 8.5% 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 71/100, ranked #22 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 89:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.9% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dakota Reach - 06, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Its largest campus is Plankinton Elementary - 02, enrolling 132 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dakota Reach Middle School - 07, at 2 students, a 66x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Plankinton Elementary - 02 accounts for 45.4% of all Plankinton School District 01-1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Plankinton School District 01-1 a distant remainder — means Plankinton School District 01-1-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.
Plankinton School District 01-1 school enrollment varies 66× across entities
Plankinton School District 01-1 school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 132 students (highest), a spread of 130 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Plankinton School District 01-1 student-counselor ratio is 89:1 — 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.
Plankinton School District 01-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Plankinton School District 01-1 is typically wider than the Plankinton School District 01-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Plankinton School District 01-1'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 Plankinton School District 01-1?
Plankinton School District 01-1 has 7 schools, including 1 combined, 3 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 283 students.
How much does Plankinton School District 01-1 spend per student?
Plankinton School District 01-1 spends $13,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #22 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Plankinton School District 01-1?
Plankinton School District 01-1 students are 61.9% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plankinton School District 01-1?
Plankinton School District 01-1 has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #22 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.