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Mount Vernon School District 17-3
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Mount Vernon, Beulah, Lisbon, Mount Vernon, Blendon, Baker and Union, and parts of Badger and Elliott.
Students
255
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,372
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mount Vernon School District 17-3
- School Grade A+: better than 96% of South Dakota districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the SD average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9% since 2020
- Debt of $0.5M, about $1,784 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bath.
PK–56 elementary schoolsAberdeen School District 06-1
6–82 middle schoolsAberdeen School District 06-1
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math proficiency67%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 84.5% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,372 per student · 10% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 44%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
234’20
269’21
273’22
266’23
255’24
Up 9% since 2020.
Students
White 93%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.