Custer School District 16-1 鈥� Custer County, SD

Key statistics

887

Students enrolled

6

Public schools

75

Classroom teachers (FTE)

11.8:1

Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

Pre-K 18
Kindergarten 69
Grade 1 61
Grade 2 56
Grade 3 54
Grade 4 64
Grade 5 64
Grade 6 64
Grade 7 74
Grade 8 75
Grade 9 80
Grade 10 78
Grade 11 55
Grade 12 75

By race/ethnicity

White 86%
Hispanic/Latino 7%
Two or more races 4%
American Indian or Alaska Native 3%
Asian <1%
Black or African American <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

30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 269 of 887 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 21%
Reduced-price lunch 10%

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

$16,511 spent per student on day-to-day operations South Dakota median: $13,757 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,748
Support services $7,136
Other (food service, etc.) $627

Where the money comes from

Local 86%
State 1%
Federal 13%

Total revenue $18.2 milliontotal spending $16.5 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)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

172

District office

527 Montgomery St, Custer SD 57730

Phone

(605) 673-3154

County

Custer County

Official website

NCES District ID

4616950

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About Custer School District 16-1

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

MISSION: To educate every student to his/her potential. VISION: To provide the highest educational program possible through positive leadership, quality academics, and an array of opportunities for social, emotional, physical and character development so graduates: a) Go on to compete in the marketplace; b) Understand the importance of community involvement; and c) Enjoy life-long learning. To provide the highest educational program possible so the district can compete successfully in the educational marketplace.

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