Brandon Valley School District 49-2

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Brandon, Split Rock, Mapleton, Valley Springs, Brandon, Valley Springs and Red Rock, and parts of Sioux Falls and Sverdrup.

At a glance
5,115Students enrolled
7Schools
7Towns served
$10,720Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
18%Free / reduced lunch
School path

Where would my kid go?

Grades PK–4
Brandon Elementary - 03 or Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Depends on your addressThis district
Grades 7–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02759 students · BrandonThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 011,381 students · BrandonThis district
Grades PK–4
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02759 students · BrandonThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 011,381 students · BrandonThis district
Grades PK–4
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02759 students · BrandonThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 011,381 students · BrandonThis district
Grades PK–4
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02759 students · BrandonThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 011,381 students · BrandonThis district
Grades PK–4
4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 7–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02759 students · BrandonThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 011,381 students · BrandonThis district
Grades PK–5
5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6–8
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 or Garretson Middle School - 03Depends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
Brandon Valley High School - 01 or Garretson High School - 01Depends on your addressThis 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 proficiency60%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 84.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$10,720
per student each year · 18% below the SD average
Spending
Classroom instruction62%
Support & administration32%
Other7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)53%
State42%
Federal5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
4,585’20
4,685’21
4,840’22
4,922’23
5,115’24
Students
White · 82%4,191
Hispanic · 5%279
Two or more races · 5%253
Black · 5%232
Asian · 2%89
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%56

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

Towns served

Also covers small parts of Sioux Falls and Sverdrup.

Schools7 in district

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

Nearby districts

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.

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