School district · South Dakota

Summit School District 54-6

Summit School District 54-6 in South Dakota: 2 public schools with 182 students and 9.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,849 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
182
Students per teacher
9.6
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,849
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)
18.9
Counselors (FTE)
0.6
Students per counselor
294
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%

22%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

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

Math

South Dakota: 45%

19%proficient

−5.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

77 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
$10.6K15
$11.9K16
$11.8K17
$12.3K18
$12.5K19
$10.9K20
$11.8K21
$13.1K22
$13.6K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $668K
State
41% · $1.7M
Local
42% · $1.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,280
Support services
$5,333
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$322K
Long-term debt
$2.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–813210.222%19%
9–12508.4——

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
400 W Sherman Ave, Summit, SD 57266
Phone
(605)398-6211
Website