School district · South Dakota

Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6

Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 in South Dakota: 5 public schools with 236 students and 9.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,915 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
236
Students per teacher
9.6
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,915
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)
24.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
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%

58%proficient

+8.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

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

Math

South Dakota: 45%

59%proficient

+8.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

106 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
$12.2K15
$12.0K16
$11.9K17
$12.8K18
$13.0K19
$13.1K20
$14.7K21
$13.2K22
$14.7K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.3% · $323K
State
15% · $648K
Local
78% · $3.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,409
Support services
$4,854
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$350K
Long-term debt
$2.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–8228.575%63%
Pre-K–611611.354%59%
K–8218.171%100%
7–8199.245%30%
9–12588.2——

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
401 4th Ave, Tulare, SD 57476
Phone
(605)266-2151
Website