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Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Mobridge, Pollock and Mound City.

Mobridge’s School Grade B better than 62% of South Dakota school districts

Students
596
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,491
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of South Dakota districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,453 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mobridge. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 42.2% · 302 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 51% · 303 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 84% · 39 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$12,491 per student · 4% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 34%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
621’20
621’21
574’22
591’23
596’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%American Indian/Alaska Native 35%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.