Regular local school district · Pennington County
New Underwood School District 51-3, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
New Underwood School District 51-3 runs 3 public schools with 280 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.0 students per teacher is about the same as the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 280
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20
- Students per teacher
- 14.0
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 300 E Ash St, New Underwood, SD 57761
- Phone
- (605)754-6485
- County
- Pennington County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4650670
- State district ID
- SD-51003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 40
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.0
South Dakota14.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (268), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $450,000
- State revenue
- $2.7 million
- Local revenue
- $1.3 million
- Total spending
- $3.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,392
- Salaries
- $1.4 million37.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $55,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.1%
- State: 61.6%
- Local: 28.3%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,392
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in New Underwood School District 51-3
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 | Elementary | K to 5 | 113 | 12.6 |
| New Underwood High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 92 | 15.3 |
| New Underwood Middle School - 04 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 75 | 18.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pennington County
- Rapid City Area School District 51-4 12,308 students
- Douglas School District 51-1 2,808 students
- Hill City School District 51-2 520 students
- Wall School District 51-5 273 students
More in South Dakota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.