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South Dakota school districts by resource index Baltic School District 49-1 has the highest mean resource index of South Dakota's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 52 of 100 across its 3 schools open in 2024-25, with 14.8 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, South Dakota Baltic School District 49-1 52.0; Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0; Custer School District 16-1 51.8; Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0; Meade School District 46-1 50.5; Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9; Parkston School District 33-3 49.8; Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7; Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3; Deuel School District 19-4 49.0. 0 25 50 75 100 Baltic School District 49-1 52.0 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0 Custer School District 16-1 51.8 Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0 Meade School District 46-1 50.5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9 Parkston School District 33-3 49.8 Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7 Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3 Deuel School District 19-4 49.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, South Dakota Baltic School District 49-1 52.0; Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0; Custer School District 16-1 51.8; Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0; Meade School District 46-1 50.5; Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9; Parkston School District 33-3 49.8; Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7; Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3; Deuel School District 19-4 49.0. 0 25 50 75 100 Baltic School District 49-1 52.0 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0 Custer School District 16-1 51.8 Elk Point-Jefferson School District… 51.0 Meade School District 46-1 50.5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9 Parkston School District 33-3 49.8 Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7 Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3 Deuel School District 19-4 49.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, South Dakota Baltic School District 49-1 52.0; Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0; Custer School District 16-1 51.8; Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0; Meade School District 46-1 50.5; Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9; Parkston School District 33-3 49.8; Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7; Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3; Deuel School District 19-4 49.0. 0 50 100 Baltic School District 49-1 52.0 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0 Custer School District 16-1 51.8 Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0 Meade School District 46-1 50.5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9 Parkston School District 33-3 49.8 Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7 Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3 Deuel School District 19-4 49.0
Mean resource index of the district's schools, South Dakota Baltic School District 49-1 52.0; Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0; Custer School District 16-1 51.8; Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0; Meade School District 46-1 50.5; Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9; Parkston School District 33-3 49.8; Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7; Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3; Deuel School District 19-4 49.0. 0 50 100 Baltic School District 49-1 52.0 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 52.0 Custer School District 16-1 51.8 Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 51.0 Meade School District 46-1 50.5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 49.9 Parkston School District 33-3 49.8 Dell Rapids School District 49-3 49.7 Groton Area School District 06-6 49.3 Deuel School District 19-4 49.0
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The 49 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Baltic School District 49-1 3 608 14.8 $9,313 52.0 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 5 512 11.5 $11,895 52.0 Custer School District 16-1 4 911 12.3 $14,663 51.8 Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 3 688 14.3 $11,520 51.0 Meade School District 46-1 11 3,058 11.8 $9,885 50.5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 42 25,123 13.1 $11,456 49.9 Parkston School District 33-3 6 562 11.4 $11,975 49.8 Dell Rapids School District 49-3 3 982 15.1 $10,960 49.7 Groton Area School District 06-6 3 597 13.1 $12,132 49.3 Deuel School District 19-4 3 544 14.3 $11,450 49.0 Brandon Valley School District 49-2 7 4,948 17.2 $10,306 48.6 Canton School District 41-1 3 874 14.3 $11,514 48.0 Watertown School District 14-4 8 3,803 14.1 $10,402 47.8 Harrisburg School District 41-2 10 5,912 13.6 $11,031 47.7 Dakota Valley School District 61-8 4 1,387 15.1 $11,120 47.3
The other 34 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Spearfish School District 40-2 7 2,423 11.0 $9,680 47.0 Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 4 736 9.4 $18,954 47.0 Chester Area School District 39-1 7 576 14.6 $10,311 47.0 Webster Area 18-5 3 551 13.9 $10,579 45.7 Tri-Valley School District 49-6 3 945 14.0 $12,004 45.0 Redfield School District 56-4 5 555 11.9 $12,962 45.0 Bon Homme School District 04-2 7 589 13.0 $12,156 44.9 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 4 571 14.6 $12,998 44.8 Sioux Valley School District 05-5 3 739 14.4 $9,934 44.3 Aberdeen School District 06-1 9 4,326 13.4 $10,673 43.4 West Central School District 49-7 6 1,412 20.8 $10,992 42.8 Flandreau School District 50-3 4 694 11.6 $12,654 42.3 Brookings School District 05-1 6 3,431 14.8 $11,811 41.8 Belle Fourche School District 09-1 4 1,329 12.6 $10,737 41.8 Yankton School District 63-3 6 3,036 16.8 $10,904 41.3 Madison Central School District 39-2 3 1,147 14.2 $10,867 41.3 Lennox School District 41-4 5 1,211 16.5 $10,690 41.2 Hamlin School District 28-3 3 870 15.9 $9,580 40.7 Todd County School District 66-1 12 2,047 16.0 $16,807 39.7 Chamberlain School District 07-1 3 851 10.8 $14,079 39.3 Milbank School District 25-4 4 1,033 11.8 $12,156 39.3 Tea Area School District 41-5 6 2,361 26.3 $9,842 37.7 Mitchell School District 17-2 9 2,722 14.5 $10,795 36.9 Pierre School District 32-2 5 2,762 16.2 $10,579 36.8 Winner School District 59-2 3 814 15.4 $10,722 36.0 Vermillion School District 13-1 2 1,436 14.9 $11,110 35.0 Beresford School District 61-2 3 708 14.4 $11,801 35.0 Wagner Community School District 11-4 4 905 12.8 $15,825 34.8 Huron School District 02-2 9 2,906 19.1 $12,082 34.1 Rapid City Area School District 51-4 26 12,747 15.2 $10,377 31.5 Hot Springs School District 23-2 3 772 12.3 $10,609 31.3 Oglala Lakota County 65-1 6 1,797 14.7 $23,662 31.2 Sisseton School District 54-2 3 979 12.6 $13,105 31.0 Douglas School District 51-1 4 2,750 15.6 $11,597 29.8
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about South Dakota's districts Which South Dakota school districts have the most resources? Baltic School District 49-1, whose 3 schools average 52 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of South Dakota's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in South Dakota? 148 districts and other agencies ran at least one South Dakota public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).