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Gettysburg School District 53-1

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Gettysburg.

Gettysburg’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of South Dakota school districts

Students
214
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,818
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gettysburg School District 53-1

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the SD average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $20,051 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Gettysburg 1,049

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gettysburg. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency65–69%
State average 42.2% · 122 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 51% · 121 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
$14,818 per student · 14% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 27%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
225’20
228’21
211’22
220’23
214’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

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

Gettysburg Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gettysburg
A
88 students9:1
Gettysburg Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gettysburg
A
54 students16:1
Gettysburg High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Gettysburg
B+
72 students11:1

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.