At $15,896 per pupil, Selby Area School District 62-5 ranks #34 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
183
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,896
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Selby Area School District 62-5 operates 3 public schools serving 183 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 Walworth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,896 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 78.8% local, 5.8% state, and 15.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 313.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 5.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Selby High School - 01, with a diversity index of 17.1/100.
Its largest campus is Selby Elementary - 02, enrolling 93 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Selby Elementary - 02 accounts for 49.5% of all Selby Area School District 62-5 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Selby Area School District 62-5 a distant remainder — means Selby Area School District 62-5-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.
Selby Area School District 62-5 school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Selby Area School District 62-5 school enrollment ranges from 40 students (lowest) to 93 students (highest), a spread of 53 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.
Selby Area School District 62-5 student-counselor ratio is 313:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Selby Area School District 62-5 is typically wider than the Selby Area School District 62-5-aggregate figure suggests.
Selby Area School District 62-5 chronic absenteeism rate is 5.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Selby Area School District 62-5'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 Selby Area School District 62-5?
Selby Area School District 62-5 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 183 students.
How much does Selby Area School District 62-5 spend per student?
Selby Area School District 62-5 spends $15,896 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Selby Area School District 62-5?
Selby Area School District 62-5 students are 92.0% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.