Baltic School District 49-1

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Baltic, Sverdrup and Dell Rapids, and parts of Mapleton, Lyons, Burk and Edison.

At a glance

568Students enrolled

3Schools

3Towns served

$11,805Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

15%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BalticSverdrup

Grades PK–5

Baltic Elementary - 02307 students · BalticThis district

Grades 6–8

Baltic Middle School - 03110 students · BalticThis district

Grades 9–12

Baltic High School - 01151 students · BalticThis district

Grades PK–5

Baltic Elementary - 02307 students · BalticThis district

Grades 6–8

Baltic Middle School - 03110 students · BalticThis district

Grades 9–12

Baltic High School - 01151 students · BalticThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs SD

Math proficiency46%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 84.5% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,805

per student each year · 9% below the SD average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)55%

State39%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

558’20

599’21

608’22

580’23

568’24

Students

White · 90%509

Hispanic · 4%23

Two or more races · 3%16

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%13

Black · 1%4

Asian · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Baltic1,502 people

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Sverdrup861 people

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Dell Rapids704 people

Also covers small parts of Mapleton, Lyons, Burk and Edison.

Schools3 in district

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Baltic Elementary - 02Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 307 students · Baltic

B+Public 📚

Baltic Middle School - 03Middle · Grades 6–8 · 110 students · Baltic

B-Public 🏫

Baltic High School - 01High · Grades 9–12 · 151 students · Baltic

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Dell Rapids School District 49-3Dell Rapids · Enterprise · Logan · $11,212 per student

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Tri-Valley School District 49-6Benton · Grand Meadow · Taopi · $12,899 per student

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Brandon Valley School District 49-2Brandon · $10,720 per student

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Garretson School District 49-4Palisade · $11,773 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.