Canistota Elementary - 02
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Canistota, South Dakota
Canistota Elementary - 02 in Canistota, South Dakota enrolled 141 students in 2024-25 with 13.3 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%
157 students in 2022-23, 158 students in 2023-24, 141 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.1 to 13.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 157 | 10.1 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 141 | 13.3 | 10.6 |
10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools
Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 116 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Canistota Elementary - 02 enrolled 116 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 116 of the 116 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent7.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.8% of students were White, 7.1% American Indian, 2.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White85.8%
- American Indian7.1%
- Hispanic2.8%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Black0.7%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Canistota Elementary - 02 scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-79% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑69% | 60‑64% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 70‑79% | 55‑59% (2021-22) | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Canistota Elementary - 02
- Montrose Elementary - 02The nearest public elementary school, 8.8 miles away: 108 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
- Goldenview Colony School - 04The next nearest public elementary school, 9.8 miles away: 28 students, 23.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
- Compare Canistota Elementary - 02 with Montrose Elementary - 02Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Canistota School District 43-1 spends per student$13,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,724
- The largest public schools in South DakotaCanistota Elementary - 02 is the number 167 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#167 of 315
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.10.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Canistota Elementary - 02
How many students attend Canistota Elementary - 02?
141 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 157 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Canistota, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Canistota Elementary - 02?
10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Canistota Elementary - 02 a Title I school?
Canistota Elementary - 02 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Canistota Elementary - 02 do on state tests?
The students tested at Canistota Elementary - 02 scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-79% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Canistota Elementary - 02 in?
Canistota School District 43-1, NCES district ID 4610320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 461032000104 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.