Armour School District 21-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Armour, Howard Township, Chester Township, Grandview Township, Valley Township, Independence Township, Kennedy Township and Lincoln Township, and parts of Iowa Township, Belmont Township and Moore Township.

Students

226

Schools

Spent per student

$14,165

SD $13,040

Students per teacher

11:1

Free or reduced lunch

13%

Debt

$0.5M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Armour School District 21-1

School Grade B: better than 60% of South Dakota districts
Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts below the state
Spends 9% more per student than the SD average
11 students per teacher
Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020
Debt of $0.5M, about $2,212 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Meckling Township.

PK–62 schoolsIrene-Wakonda School District 13-3

7–82 middle schoolsGayville-Volin School District 63-1

9–122 high schoolsGayville-Volin School District 63-1

Test scores vs. SD

2020–21

Math proficiency47%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)75%

State average 84.5% · small group: the state reports 50–100%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$14,165 per student · 9% above SD

Spending

Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 38%Federal 8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

203’20

212’21

219’22

224’23

226’24

Up 11.3% since 2020.

Students

White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

Schools in the district

3 public schools.

Armour Elementary - 02

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Armour

C+

119 students13:1

Armour Middle School - 03

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Armour

B−

50 students9:1

Armour High School - 01

High · Grades 9–12 · Armour

B+

57 students8:1

Towns served

Armour 675Howard Township 208Chester Township 145Grandview Township 133Valley Township 133Independence Township 70 Kennedy Township 38 Lincoln Township 5

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Clark Township, Corsica, Garfield Township

$13,820per student

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5Clark Township, Darlington Township, Goose Lake Township

$12,898per student

Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Choteau Creek Township, East Choteau Township, Kulm Township

$21,673per student

Andes Central School District 11-1Goose Lake Township, Plain Center Township

$20,047per student

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.