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Summit, South Dakota - 2 schools
At $13,147 per pupil, Summit School District 54-6 ranks #69 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
184
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,147
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Summit School District 54-6 operates 2 public schools serving 184 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Roberts County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,147 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 47.9% local, 34.5% state, and 17.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.0% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Summit Elementary - 02, enrolling 132 students (73% of the district's total enrollment).
Summit Elementary - 02 accounts for 71.7% of all Summit School District 54-6 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit School District 54-6 a distant remainder — means Summit School District 54-6-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.
Summit School District 54-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Summit School District 54-6?
Summit School District 54-6 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 184 students.
How much does Summit School District 54-6 spend per student?
Summit School District 54-6 spends $13,147 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Summit School District 54-6?
Summit School District 54-6 students are 58.0% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.