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Woonsocket, South Dakota - 2 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Woonsocket School District 55-4 #87 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,844 per pupil, Woonsocket School District 55-4 ranks #138 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
285
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$9,844
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Woonsocket School District 55-4 operates 2 public schools serving 285 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 Sanborn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,844 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 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 48.6% local, 38.3% state, and 13.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #87 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 136:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.2% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Woonsocket Elementary - 03, enrolling 181 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
Woonsocket Elementary - 03 accounts for 63.5% of all Woonsocket School District 55-4 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Woonsocket School District 55-4 a distant remainder — means Woonsocket School District 55-4-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.
Woonsocket School District 55-4 student-counselor ratio is 136:1 — 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.
Woonsocket School District 55-4 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.1% — 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 Woonsocket School District 55-4'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 Woonsocket School District 55-4?
Woonsocket School District 55-4 has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 285 students.
How much does Woonsocket School District 55-4 spend per student?
Woonsocket School District 55-4 spends $9,844 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #87 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Woonsocket School District 55-4?
Woonsocket School District 55-4 students are 91.2% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Woonsocket School District 55-4?
Woonsocket School District 55-4 has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #87 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.