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Summit School District 54-6

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Summit, Blooming Valley Township, Osceola Township, Spring Grove Township, Mazeppa Township, Ortley Township, Farmington Township, Lura Township and Summit Township, and parts of Ortley and Alto Township.

Summit’s Schools page →

Students
182
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,849
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Summit School District 54-6

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of South Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the SD average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $13,434 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Summit. Grade by grade →

PK–8Summit Elementary - 02This district
9–12Summit High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 51% · 82 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
$14,849 per student · 14% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 41%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
186’20
177’21
184’22
186’23
182’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%American Indian/Alaska Native 24%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%Black 2%

Schools in the district

2 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.