Brookings School District 05-1 鈥� Brookings County, SD

Key statistics

3,546

Students enrolled

9

Public schools

232

Classroom teachers (FTE)

15.3:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 31
Kindergarten 328
Grade 1 278
Grade 2 275
Grade 3 271
Grade 4 265
Grade 5 258
Grade 6 265
Grade 7 264
Grade 8 255
Grade 9 267
Grade 10 237
Grade 11 308
Grade 12 244

By race/ethnicity

White 77%
Hispanic/Latino 10%
Two or more races 6%
Black or African American 3%
Asian 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 723 of 3,542 students in the 7 of its 8 schools that report

Free lunch 15%
Reduced-price lunch 5%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,882 spent per student on day-to-day operations South Dakota median: $13,757 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $7,730
Support services $4,509
Other (food service, etc.) $643

Where the money comes from

Local 53%
State 39%
Federal 8%

Total revenue $53.0 milliontotal spending $101.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: RemoteStudents: 86% town, 14% rural

Total staff (FTE)

484

District office

2130 8th St S, Brookings SD 57006

Phone

(605) 696-4700

County

Brookings County

Official website

NCES District ID

4608520

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About Brookings School District 05-1

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

District Goals: - Improve communication among home, school, and community. - Provide quality education to prepare students for their futures. - Promote respect and responsibility among all individuals. The Brookings Public School District was organized in April 1879. A long term commitment to quality facilities and a continuous process of developing long-ranged plans for meeting the program and facility needs is important to the district. Carefully planned maintenance and remodeling activities have ensured effective use of all the buildings. Use of technology is an important tool in the educational development of students from elementary to high school. Networking between buildings is complete, and Internet access is available in all classrooms and offices throughout the district. Electronic communication with the State Department of Education for student records provides accurate information and efficiency in submitting necessary state reports. Parent/teacher communication has been enhanced by the use of the homework hotline and e-mail messaging. The Brookings School District has consistently maintained composite scores on the standardized achievement tests in the average to above average range. As many as eight National Merit Scholar finalists have been identified in a single year. Strong academic programs as well as comprehensive programs of cocurriciular activities and organizations are provided at the middle and high school levels.