School district · South Dakota

Willow Lake School District 12-3

Willow Lake School District 12-3 in South Dakota: 6 public schools with 344 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,201 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
344
Students per teacher
14.4
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,201
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)
23.8
Counselors (FTE)
0.9
Students per counselor
395
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

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
$10.4K15
$11.0K16
$11.6K17
$11.7K18
$11.4K19
$10.5K20
$11.0K21
$11.1K22
$11.5K23
$11.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10.0% · $542K
State
26% · $1.4M
Local
64% · $3.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,707
Support services
$3,950
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.9M
Long-term debt
$12.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–816106.7
K–83115.5
K–82110.2
Pre-K–515314.2
6–85420.6
9–126911.1

Sources

Address
400 Garfield Ave, Willow Lake, SD 57278
Phone
(605)625-5945
Website