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

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

Federal NCES profile for Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 466993000644
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👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
📋 Attendance
67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the South Dakota median.

53
Resource Index · Higher
13.9:1
students per teacher
14.0%
free-lunch eligible
514
students enrolled

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 has class sizes near the South Dakota median. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Piedmont, SD 57769
District: Meade School District 46-1 · South Dakota

NCES ID 466993000644 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+11 students YoY

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 held near 534 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.2 → 38.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 466993000644 · Piedmont, SD Elementary · MID · TRAD

514 enr · 13.9:1 · 14.0% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Sturgis Brown High School - 01 (845 students)

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 held near 534 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.2 → 38.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 reports 514 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 Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 compares

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.9:1 ▲ 2% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.0% ▼ 51% 28.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 514 top 9% - -

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

13.9:1
Leaner classes than 58% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
514
Bigger than 63% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.0%
free-lunch eligible - 51% below the South Dakota average of 28.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13.9:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 56% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
13.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$9,885
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
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 343 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.6%
Two or More 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.3%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 84.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.6, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is about as mixed as the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Meade School District 46-1 reports $9,885 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sturgis Brown High School - 01 Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sturgis Elementary - 03 Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Whitewood Elementary - 04 Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Meade School District 46-1 · 5 sibling schools

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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.

Similar enrollment (~514 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05

How many students attend Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05?

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 has 514 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Piedmont, SD. CCD year-over-year: 523 (2022-23) → 534 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05?

The student-teacher ratio at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is 13.9:1, which is 2% higher than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05?

14.0% of students at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Dakota average of 28.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05?

The largest demographic group at Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 is White at 84.6% of enrollment, in Piedmont, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05?

Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Meade School District 46-1?

Besides Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Meade School District 46-1 also operates Sturgis Brown High School - 01 (845 students), Sturgis Elementary - 03 (531 students), and Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 (490 students). See the Meade School District 46-1 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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