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ExploreNorthwestern Area School District 56-7

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 4651750

Northwestern Area School District 56-7

Mellette, SD

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

387

+0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.1%

-2.1%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,907

-16.9%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

+5.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

11.1%

-30.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

21.9%

+95.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.4%

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