Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brandon, SD

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90

Federal NCES profile for Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 460795001422
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in South Dakota.

#3 of 4
elementary schools in Brandon · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
3
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 ranks #3 of 4 elementary schools in Brandon, SD.

NCES CCD campus card

3 on latest CCD 460795001422 · Brandon, SD Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

3 enr · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Brandon Valley High School - 01 (1,381 students)

Resource Investment Index #3 of 4 elementary schools in Brandon. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 reports 3 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 compares

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 vs South Dakota and U.S. means on staffing and lunch eligibility.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 3 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Funding equity
$10,306
per pupil, district-wide - below South Dakota avg of $13,985
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Brandon Valley School District 49-2 reports $10,306 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brandon Valley High School - 01 Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Brandon Elementary - 03 Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Brandon

3 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90

How many students attend Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90?

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 has 3 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brandon, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90?

Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 rank among elementary schools in Brandon?

By Resource Investment Index, Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90 ranks #3 of 4 elementary schools in Brandon, SD. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Brandon on the city page.

What other schools are in Brandon Valley School District 49-2?

Besides Brandon Valley Distance Learning Academy Intermediate - 90, Brandon Valley School District 49-2 also operates Brandon Valley High School - 01 (1,381 students), Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 (829 students), and Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 (759 students). See the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.