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Yankton, South Dakota - 6 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Yankton School District 63-3 #101 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,365 per pupil, Yankton School District 63-3 ranks #128 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,036
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,365
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Yankton School District 63-3 operates 6 public schools serving 3,036 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Yankton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,365 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 50.3% local, 33.2% state, and 16.5% 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 30/100, ranked #101 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 350.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.5% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elementary - 04, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Yankton High School - 01, enrolling 923 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stewart Elementary - 05, at 271 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Yankton High School - 01 accounts for 30.4% of all Yankton School District 63-3 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Yankton School District 63-3-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Yankton School District 63-3 school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Yankton School District 63-3 school enrollment ranges from 271 students (lowest) to 923 students (highest), a spread of 652 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.
Yankton School District 63-3 student-counselor ratio is 350:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Yankton School District 63-3 chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Yankton School District 63-3?
Yankton School District 63-3 has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,036 students.
How much does Yankton School District 63-3 spend per student?
Yankton School District 63-3 spends $10,365 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #101 in South Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Yankton School District 63-3?
Yankton School District 63-3 students are 74.5% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Yankton School District 63-3?
Yankton School District 63-3 has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #101 out of 121 districts in South Dakota.