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Wolsey, South Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 #59 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,344 per pupil, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 ranks #82 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
359
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,344
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 operates 3 public schools serving 359 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 Beadle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,344 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 64.0% local, 25.0% state, and 11.0% 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 48/100, ranked #59 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 137.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wolsey Wessington High School - 01, with a diversity index of 22.7/100.
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 accounts for 40.4% of all Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6-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.
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 student-counselor ratio is 137:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.0% — 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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6'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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6?
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 359 students.
How much does Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 spend per student?
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 spends $12,344 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #59 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6?
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 students are 89.7% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6?
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #59 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.