School district · South Dakota

New Underwood School District 51-3

New Underwood School District 51-3 in South Dakota: 3 public schools with 280 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,193 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
280
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,193
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)
20.4
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
342
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
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%

43%proficient

−4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

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

Math

South Dakota: 45%

26%proficient

−10.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

136 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
$8.8K15
$9.3K16
$10.1K17
$10.1K18
$9.6K19
$9.2K20
$13.7K21
$9.5K22
$11.0K23
$12.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.4% · $319K
State
49% · $1.9M
Local
42% · $1.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,394
Support services
$5,080
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$2.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–511311.633%25%
6–87517.351%27%
9–129214.4——

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
300 E Ash St, New Underwood, SD 57761
Phone
(605)754-6485
Website