Dakota Valley School District 61-8
Dakota Valley School District 61-8 is a public school district in South Dakota serving 1,387 students across 4 schools. It includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high schools. Its graduation rate of 92.0% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $11,266 is below the national average for a US public school district. Only 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively low-poverty student body.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 | KG–03 | 365 |
| Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 | 04–05 | 232 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 | 06–08 | 342 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Valley High School - 01 | 09–12 | 448 |
This district draws the majority of its budget from local property taxes (66%), typical of wealthier suburban districts.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.