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B+

Baltic School District 49-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Baltic, Sverdrup Township and Dell Rapids Township, and parts of Mapleton Township, Lyons Township, Edison Township and Burk Township.

Baltic’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of South Dakota school districts

Students
568
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,805
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$29.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Baltic School District 49-1

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the SD average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.7M, about $52,218 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baltic. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 42.2% · 278 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 51% · 278 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 84% · 40 in the class

100% 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
$11,805 per student · 9% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 39%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
558’20
599’21
608’22
580’23
568’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.