Rapid City Area School District, South Dakota

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Rapid City Area School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 12,432 (2023-2024)
Schools: 27 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Rapid City Area School District is a school district in South Dakota (Meade and Pennington counties). During the 2024 school year, 12,432 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Rapid City Area School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Angela Rafferty	2025	2028
Jamie Clapham	2022	2028
Troy Carr		2027
Donna Moore		2027
Katy Urban	2024	2027
Christine Stephenson	2023	2026
Walter Swan Jr.	2023	2026

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$31,470,000	$2,450	19%
Local:	$90,336,000	$7,032	54%
State:	$44,444,000	$3,459	27%
Total:	$166,250,000	$12,941

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$154,006,000	$11,987
Total Current Expenditures:	$143,776,000	$11,191
Instructional Expenditures:	$81,868,000	$6,372	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$16,440,000	$1,279	11%
Administration:	$17,123,000	$1,332	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$28,345,000	$2,206	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,973,000	$620
Construction:	$6,203,000	$482
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,865,000	$145

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	36	60-64	30-34	22	11	29	45
2020-2021	34	55-59	25-29	20	9	25	44
2018-2019	42	70-74	25-29	32	14	39	51
2017-2018	44	60-64	20-24	33	16	35	54
2016-2017	46	75-79	35-39	37	19	39	55
2015-2016	44	55-59	25-29	33	20	37	51
2014-2015	40	70-74	20-24	29	16	35	47
2013-2014	70-74	PS	PS	PS	70-79	>=50	70-79
2012-2013	66	75-79	55-59	56	42	57	74
2011-2012	69	70-74	55-59	59	45	65-69	75
2010-2011	71	70-74	55-59	55-59	51	70-74	76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	46	70-74	35-39	35	19	41	55
2020-2021	46	60-64	40-44	33	19	36	56
2018-2019	50	60-64	30-34	41	22	44	60
2017-2018	49	70-74	40-44	42	23	41	58
2016-2017	49	70-74	35-39	37	23	45	58
2015-2016	48	65-69	35-39	38	23	43	55
2014-2015	44	60-64	25-29	34	21	38	52
2013-2014	80-84	PS	PS	PS	80-89	>=50	70-79
2012-2013	69	65-69	50-54	62	48	61	76
2011-2012	70	75-79	50-54	64	47	65-69	76
2010-2011	72	65-69	50-54	65-69	49	70-74	77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	70	>=50	>=50	60-64	30-34	60-64	80
2020-2021	71	>=50	>=50	60-64	30-34	55-59	82
2019-2020	77	>=50	>=50	60-69	45-49	60-69	83
2018-2019	77	>=50	>=50	60-69	40-44	60-69	86
2017-2018	75	>=50	>=50	60-69	40-44	70-79	85
2016-2017	75	>=50	>=50	50-59	35-39	60-69	84
2015-2016	76	>=50	>=50	70-79	40-44	>=80	83
2014-2015	74	>=50	60-79	70-79	40-44	40-59	82
2013-2014	71	>=50	>=50	50-59	35-39	60-79	79
2012-2013	69	>=50	<50	60-69	30-34	60-79	78
2011-2012	77	>=50	>=50	60-79	40-44	>=50	83
2010-2011	77	>=50	>=50	60-79	40-44	>=50	83

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	12,432	-2.5
2022-2023	12,747	-0.8
2021-2022	12,847	0.3
2020-2021	12,814	-6.3
2019-2020	13,620	-1.6
2018-2019	13,832	0.4
2017-2018	13,772	0.0
2016-2017	13,769	0.7
2015-2016	13,668	-1.5
2014-2015	13,875	3.8
2013-2014	13,353	-4.8
2012-2013	14,000	2.7
2011-2012	13,627	1.8
2010-2011	13,382	0.5
2009-2010	13,320	-1.5
2008-2009	13,522	2.0
2007-2008	13,249	1.4
2006-2007	13,063	1.2
2005-2006	12,900	-2.7
2004-2005	13,247	0.6
2003-2004	13,167	-5.0
2002-2003	13,820	3.2
2001-2002	13,372	-0.7
2000-2001	13,461	-2.6
1999-2000	13,806	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Rapid City Area School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	16.5	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	1.6
Black	1.0	3.4
Hispanic	10.2	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	11.7	5.9
White	59.3	70.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Rapid City Area School District had 799.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	6.00
Kindergarten:	43.35
Elementary:	466.79
Secondary:	199.02
Total:	799.01

Rapid City Area School District employed 17.00 district administrators and 39.52 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	17.00
District Administrative Support:	48.80
School Administrators:	39.52
School Administrative Support:	96.40

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	203.14
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	31.29
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	76.23
Other Support Services:	249.56

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Rapid City Area School District operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Black Hawk Elementary - 03	340	KG-5
Canyon Lake Elementary - 04	297	PK-5
Central High School - 41	2,020	9-12
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	467	KG-5
East Middle School - 30	611	6-8
General Beadle Elementary - 01	441	PK-5
Grandview Elementary - 06	409	KG-5
Horace Mann Elementary - 07	293	KG-5
Jefferson Building - 64	35	PK-12
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	357	KG-5
Lincoln Building - 44	29	12-12
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	454	KG-5
North Middle School - 35	480	6-8
Pinedale Elementary - 11	363	KG-5
Rapid City High School - 45	0
Rapid City Online High School - 92	67	9-12
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	487	PK-5
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	324	PK-5
South Canyon Elementary - 15	259	KG-5
South Middle School - 36	502	6-8
South Park Elementary - 16	285	KG-5
Southwest Middle School - 38	665	6-8
Stevens High School - 42	1,763	9-12
Valley View Elementary - 13	584	KG-5
Wellfully - 65	11	1-12
West Middle School - 37	603	6-8
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	287	KG-5

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