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Armour School District 21-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

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

Armour’s Schools page →

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
The gist

What stands out about Armour School District 21-1

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the SD average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $2,212 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Armour 725Howard Township 192Independence Township 145Valley Township 135Chester Township 88Lincoln Township 80Grandview Township 77Kennedy Township 56

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Armour. Grade by grade →

PK–5Armour Elementary - 02This district
6–8Armour Middle School - 03This district
9–12Armour High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 84% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 2020–21.

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

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other 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

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 school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.