A town of 2,392, settled in 1902. Public schools that outperform most of South Dakota.
The 2 things Flandreau does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Flandreau. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Flandreau’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flandreau Elementary - 04 | K–4 | 287 | D |
| Flandreau Middle School - 03 | 5–8 | 193 | C |
| Flandreau High School - 01 | 9–12 | 201 | C+ |
Flandreau has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
41% of Flandreau’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Sioux Falls (14%), Flandreau (9%) and Brookings (7%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Flandreau beats the South Dakota average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Flandreau | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.8% | 18.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 75.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 12.7% |
Flandreau reports less crime per resident than 52% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Flandreau on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Flandreau.
City in South Dakota, United States
Flandreau FLAN-droo is a city in and county seat of Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,372 at the 2020 census. It was named in honor of Charles Eugene Flandrau, a judge in the territory and state of Minnesota. He is credited with saving the community of New Ulm, Minnesota, from destruction during conflict with the Sioux tribe in 1862. In 2015, the nearby federally recognized Flandreau Indian Reservation of Santee Sioux had planned to open the nation's first recreational marijuana lounge in a former bowling alley, close to its existing Royal River Casino and Hotel. Any tourists or non-tribal members using marijuana on tribal land risked state prosecution, so they…
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