School district · South Dakota

Elk Mountain School District 16-2

Elk Mountain School District 16-2 in South Dakota: 2 public schools with 16 students and 5.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,389 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
16
Students per teacher
5.2
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,389
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)
3.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.1
Students per counselor
123
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

Not published: too few students tested.

SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

Not published: too few students tested.

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
$44.3K15
$35.1K16
$36.1K17
$21.9K18
$26.4K19
$30.1K20
$34.8K21
$32.7K22
$33.5K23
$29.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $78K
State
0.6% · $3,000
Local
84% · $411K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,778
Support services
$14,611
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$34K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–8146.8
9–1222.0

Sources

Address
10222 Valley Rd, Edgemont, SD 57735
Phone
(605)749-2258