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Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Dell Rapids, South Dakota · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

965
Students enrolled
3
Public schools
65
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 84
  • Grade 1 64
  • Grade 2 72
  • Grade 3 55
  • Grade 4 80
  • Grade 5 80
  • Grade 6 64
  • Grade 7 71
  • Grade 8 80
  • Grade 9 66
  • Grade 10 80
  • Grade 11 74
  • Grade 12 95

By race/ethnicity

  • White 91%
  • Hispanic/Latino 4%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 1%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • Asian <1%
  • 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

15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 143 of 965 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 8%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

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

$11,212 spent per student on day-to-day operations South Dakota median: $13,757 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,388
  • Support services $4,190
  • Other (food service, etc.) $633

Where the money comes from

  • Local 59%
  • State 34%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $14.0 milliontotal spending $12.8 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

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

119

District office

1216 N Garfield Ave, Dell Rapids SD 57022

County

Minnehaha County

Official website

NCES District ID

4618120

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About Dell Rapids School District 49-3

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

MISSION: We promote spirited thinking, responsible citizenship, and lifelong learning. VISION: We will sustain an environment where education is valued, excellence is expected, and improvement is continuous.
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