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ExploreRapid City Area School District 51-4

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 4659820

Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Rapid City, SD

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

12,308

+0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

83.0%

-4.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$21,103

+10.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

16.0:1

+13.5%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

25.0%

+57.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

10.5%

-6.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+1.2%

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