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Viborg, South Dakota - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 #68 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,300 per pupil, Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 ranks #99 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
418
Total Enrollment
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$11,300
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 operates 4 public schools serving 418 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Turner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,300 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 56.7% local, 30.7% state, and 12.6% 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 45/100, ranked #68 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 207.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Viborg-Hurley High School - 01, with a diversity index of 27.6/100.
Its largest campus is Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02, enrolling 153 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cameron Colony Elementary - 04, at 12 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 accounts for 36.6% of all Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6-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.
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 153 students (highest), a spread of 141 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 student-counselor ratio is 208:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 17.7% — 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 Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 is typically wider than the Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6'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 Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6?
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 418 students.
How much does Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 spend per student?
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 spends $11,300 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #68 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6?
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 students are 90.6% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6?
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #68 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.