Harding County School District 31-1
Serves Buffalo and Camp Crook.
What stands out about Harding County School District 31-1
- Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of South Dakota districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
- Spends 28% more per student than the SD average
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 29% since 2020–21
- Debt of $6.5M, about $28,458 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 78% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Buffalo. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. SD
2021–22 · class of 202398% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 29% since 2020–21.
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.
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.