At $15,643 per pupil, White Lake School District 01-3 ranks #38 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
129
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,643
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
White Lake School District 01-3 operates 3 public schools serving 129 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 Aurora County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,643 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 59.9% local, 25.4% state, and 14.8% 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 230:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is White Lake Middle School - 03, with a diversity index of 18.4/100.
Its largest campus is White Lake Elementary - 02, enrolling 62 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
White Lake Elementary - 02 accounts for 48.1% of all White Lake School District 01-3 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of White Lake School District 01-3 a distant remainder — means White Lake School District 01-3-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.
White Lake School District 01-3 school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
White Lake School District 01-3 school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 62 students (highest), a spread of 32 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.
White Lake School District 01-3 student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — 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.
White Lake School District 01-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 White Lake School District 01-3 is typically wider than the White Lake School District 01-3-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to White Lake School District 01-3'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 White Lake School District 01-3?
White Lake School District 01-3 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 129 students.
How much does White Lake School District 01-3 spend per student?
White Lake School District 01-3 spends $15,643 per student.
What is the demographic composition of White Lake School District 01-3?
White Lake School District 01-3 students are 93.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.