School district · South Dakota

Doland School District 56-2

Doland School District 56-2 in South Dakota: 7 public schools with 141 students and 7.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,196 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
141
Students per teacher
7.9
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,196
SD $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
17.8
Counselors (FTE)
0.2
Students per counselor
705
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.1
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Dakota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Dakota: 49%

46%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

67 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

46%proficient

−4.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

67 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.5K15
$11.6K16
$13.1K17
$13.1K18
$13.7K19
$13.6K20
$14.8K21
$15.3K22
$16.0K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.8% · $301K
State
16% · $497K
Local
74% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,039
Support services
$6,176
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$165K
Long-term debt
$16K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–8109.3——
K–82411.6——
Pre-K–6638.448%48%
K–887.5——
7–81510.340%40%
9–12214.5——
9–120———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
405 N Humphrey Dr, Doland, SD 57436
Phone
(605)635-6302
Website