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Rapid City, SD
Public School Ratings




Rapid City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rapid City Area School District 51 4 School District details

Rapid City Area School District 51 4 School District
625 9th St Ste 208
Rapid City, SD 57701

12,432 Students enrolled in District

27 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Rapid City Area School District 51 4 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Dakota

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.3% of all SD school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
46%
43%
49%
36%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Black Hawk Elementary 03 School
7108 Seeaire St
Black Hawk, SD, 57718
KG-05
Canyon Lake Elementary 04 School
1500 Evergreen Dr
Rapid City, SD, 57702
PK-05
Central High School 41
433 Mt Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD, 57701
09-12
Corral Drive Elementary 21 School
3736 Corral Dr
Rapid City, SD, 57702
KG-05
East Middle School 30
4860 Homestead St
Rapid City, SD, 57703
06-08
General Beadle Elementary 01 School
10 Van Buren St
Rapid City, SD, 57701
PK-05
Grandview Elementary 06 School
3301 Grandview Dr
Rapid City, SD, 57701
KG-05
Horace Mann Elementary 07 School
902 Anamosa St
Rapid City, SD, 57701
KG-05
Jefferson Building 64 School
21 St Joseph St
Rapid City, SD, 57701
PK-12
Knollwood Heights Elementary 08 School
1701 Downing St
Rapid City, SD, 57701
KG-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.2% 71.1%
Black 1.2% 3.5%
Hispanic 11.5% 8.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 18.8% 15.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.1% 36.5%
Free lunch eligible 32.9% 30.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 6.4%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,585 $81,868,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $726 $9,025,000 5.9%
Staff $596 $7,415,000 4.8%
General Administration $334 $4,156,000 2.7%
School Administration $638 $7,932,000 5.2%
Operation $1,480 $18,395,000 11.9%
Transportation $306 $3,810,000 2.5%
Other $405 $5,035,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,486 $55,768,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,317 $16,370,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $12,388 $154,006,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,439 $948,035,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $655 $96,397,000 5.0%
Staff $459 $67,585,000 3.5%
General Administration $376 $55,299,000 2.9%
School Administration $540 $79,572,000 4.1%
Operation $1,159 $170,584,000 8.8%
Transportation $408 $60,065,000 3.1%
Other $415 $61,077,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,011 $590,579,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,698 $397,284,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $13,149 $1,935,898,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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