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Douglas School District 51-1

Box Elder, South Dakota · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

2,808
Students enrolled
4
Public schools
183
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 34
  • Kindergarten 239
  • Grade 1 238
  • Grade 2 236
  • Grade 3 235
  • Grade 4 244
  • Grade 5 210
  • Grade 6 247
  • Grade 7 199
  • Grade 8 187
  • Grade 9 247
  • Grade 10 201
  • Grade 11 147
  • Grade 12 144

By race/ethnicity

  • White 65%
  • Two or more races 12%
  • Hispanic/Latino 12%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 8%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • 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

36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,002 of 2,808 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 26%
  • 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

$12,211 spent per student on day-to-day operations South Dakota median: $13,757 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,480
  • Support services $4,223
  • Other (food service, etc.) $509

Where the money comes from

  • Local 22%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 33%

Total revenue $43.4 milliontotal spending $39.9 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: Fringe

Total staff (FTE)

405

District office

400 Patriot Dr, Box Elder SD 57719

County

Pennington County

Official website

NCES District ID

4619410

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About Douglas School District 51-1

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

Douglas School District Mission Statement: Prepare all students to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. Douglas School District Philosophy: The Douglas School District will promote an environment conducive to teaching and learning. The district, working as partners with the educational community, will develop individuals who realize self-worth and have an opportunity to create a productive role as responsible citizens in an ever changing world.
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