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Fort Pierre, South Dakota - 4 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Stanley County School District 57-1 #38 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,563 per pupil, Stanley County School District 57-1 ranks #56 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
416
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,563
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stanley County School District 57-1 operates 4 public schools serving 416 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Stanley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,563 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 67.7% local, 17.1% state, and 15.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #38 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 432:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Stanley County Elementary - 08, with a diversity index of 40.1/100.
Its largest campus is Stanley County Elementary - 08, enrolling 178 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cheyenne Elementary - 06, at 6 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stanley County Elementary - 08 accounts for 41.2% of all Stanley County School District 57-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stanley County School District 57-1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Stanley County School District 57-1 school enrollment varies 30× across entities
Stanley County School District 57-1 school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 178 students (highest), a spread of 172 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Stanley County School District 57-1 student-counselor ratio is 432:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Stanley County School District 57-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Stanley County School District 57-1 is typically wider than the Stanley County School District 57-1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Stanley County School District 57-1'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 Stanley County School District 57-1?
Stanley County School District 57-1 has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 416 students.
How much does Stanley County School District 57-1 spend per student?
Stanley County School District 57-1 spends $13,563 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #38 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Stanley County School District 57-1?
Stanley County School District 57-1 students are 83.6% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stanley County School District 57-1?
Stanley County School District 57-1 has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #38 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.