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School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Ranking (
2025
vs
2024
)
ID
Rank
(of
246
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
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2025
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ID
1
Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06
Public
PK, KG-8
35955 139th St
Ipswich
57451
Edmunds County
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 426-6832
34
1
28
34 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,408
$263
$13,144
98.5
(n/a)
463606001086
2
Upland Colony Elementary - 05
Public
K-8
24221 412th Ave
Artesian
57314
Sanborn County
Sanborn Central School District 55-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 495-4183
42
3
13.6
42 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,976
$1,364
$12,612
90.9
(n/a)
460393200120
3
Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13
Public
K-8
36570 258th St
Kimball
57355
Brule County
Kimball School District 07-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 778-6231
53
3
17.3
5.7%
53 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,786
$957
$8,829
90.7
(n/a)
463822000917
4
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Public
K-8
36926 266th St
Platte
57369
Brule County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 337-2468
44
3
13.3
44 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,820
$1,966
$9,853
90.3
(n/a)
468043801252
5
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
Public
K-8
28748 386th Ave
Lake Andes
57356
Charles Mix County
Andes Central School District 11-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 487-7655
23
2
11.5
87.0%
23 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$19,089
$2,240
$16,850
89.6
(n/a)
463954001080
6
Warner Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
110 1st Ave SW
Warner
57479
Brown County
Warner School District 06-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 225-6194
83
5
17.1
9.6%
76 (91.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.0%)
$9,561
$31
$9,530
88.2
91.6
5
1
467602000710
7
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
500 N Main
Mount Vernon
57363
Davison County
Mount Vernon School District 17-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 236-5237
58
5
12.5
39.7%
55 (94.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,255
$282
$13,973
87.2
78.1
23
16
464965000967
8
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03
Public
5-8
1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids
57022
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids School District 49-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 428-5473
295
18
16.1
15.6%
273 (92.5%)
2 (0.7%)
6 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
1 (0.3%)
10 (3.4%)
$10,900
$427
$10,473
86.8
92
4
4
461812000837
9
Lake Preston Middle School - 03
Public
6-8
300 1st St NE
Lake Preston
57249
Kingsbury County
Lake Preston School District 38-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 847-4455
33
4
8.4
39.4%
29 (87.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (6.1%)
$20,050
$07
$20,044
86.4
89
7
2
463999000918
10
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
Public
K-8
17866 Glendale Dr
Frankfort
57440
Spink County
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 266-2151
22
3
8.4
22 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,817
$00
$15,817
85.4
(n/a)
460004601166
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
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Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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