School district · South Dakota

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 in South Dakota: 25 public schools with 12,313 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,125 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 25
Students: 12,313
Students per teacher: 16.0; SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,125; 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): 770
Counselors (FTE): 31.8
Students per counselor: 388; SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.5; Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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%

41%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

5,489 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

36%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

5,500 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

$8.2K15

$8.5K16

$9.4K17

$9.7K18

$9.8K19

$9.9K20

$10.9K21

$11.2K22

$10.4K23

$11.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 20% · $36.7M
State: 24% · $44.8M
Local: 56% · $104.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $5,992
Support services: $4,658
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $27.2M
Long-term debt: $59.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 5High schools: 4Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Black Hawk Elementary - 03	K–5	305	15.0	40%	32%	Black Hawk
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	K–5	439	20.0	57%	58%	Rapid City
General Beadle Elementary - 01Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	483	18.5	13%	8.7%	Rapid City
Grandview Elementary - 06	K–5	431	16.4	41%	40%	Rapid City
Horace Mann Elementary - 07Free meals for all	K–5	274	13.6	19%	12%	Rapid City
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08Free meals for all	K–5	368	13.0	19%	17%	Rapid City
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	K–5	478	16.5	58%	52%	Rapid City
Pinedale Elementary - 11	K–5	377	16.8	57%	61%	Rapid City
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Pre-K–5	486	15.5	45%	41%	Rapid City
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	328	13.0	17%	14%	Rapid City
South Canyon Elementary - 15	K–5	274	14.4	43%	39%	Rapid City
South Park Elementary - 16Free meals for all	K–5	313	13.9	28%	28%	Rapid City
Valley View Elementary - 13	K–5	605	17.8	27%	28%	Rapid City
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	K–5	328	15.8	41%	40%	Rapid City
East Middle School - 30	6–8	613	15.8	37%	36%	Rapid City
North Middle School - 35Free meals for all	6–8	418	12.0	19%	14%	Rapid City
South Middle School - 36	6–8	618	13.7	38%	22%	Rapid City
Southwest Middle School - 38	6–8	614	16.3	68%	66%	Rapid City
West Middle School - 37	6–8	591	15.4	50%	42%	Rapid City
Central High School - 41	9–12	1,998	17.0	—	—	Rapid City
Lincoln Building - 44Special education	12	23	23.0	—	—	Rapid City
Rapid City Online High School - 92Fully virtual	9–12	73	101.4	—	—	Rapid City
Stevens High School - 42	9–12	1,771	19.5	—	—	Rapid City
Jefferson Building - 64Special education	Pre-K–12	98	6.4	—	—	Rapid City
Wellfully - 65Alternative	1–12	7	7.0	—	—	Rapid City

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.

Sources

Address: 625 9th St Ste 208, Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605)394-4031

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.