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Armour School District 21-1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Armour, Howard, Chester, Grandview, Valley, Independence, Kennedy and Lincoln, and parts of Iowa, Belmont and Moore.
Students
226
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,165
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
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 St. Charles.
PK–5South Central Elementary - 03South Central School District 26-5
6–12Whole Grade Sharing with Burke - 04South Central School District 26-5
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math 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.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Clark, Corsica, Garfield
$13,820per student
Platte-Geddes School District 11-5Clark, Darlington, Goose Lake
$12,898per student
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Choteau Creek, East Choteau, Kulm
$21,673per student
Andes Central School District 11-1Goose Lake, Plain Center
$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.