Regular local school district · Pennington County

Rapid City Area School District 51-4, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 runs 25 public schools with 12,308 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.0 students per teacher is 1.8 higher than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools: 25
Students: 12,308
Teachers (FTE): 769
Students per teacher: 16.0; SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 625 9th St Ste 208, Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone: (605)394-4031
County: Pennington County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 4659820
State district ID: SD-51004
Total staff (FTE): 1,538
School counselors (FTE): 31.0About 397 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 42.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.0

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 (12,814), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $157.8 million
Federal revenue: $27.8 million
State revenue: $47.0 million
Local revenue: $83.0 million
Total spending: $145.6 million
Spending per pupil: $11,363
Salaries: $85.1 million58.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $67.6 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 17.6%
State: 29.8%
Local: 52.6%

South Dakota overall

Federal: 19.5%
State: 31.7%
Local: 48.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,363

South Dakota$13,231

United States$16,826

Schools in Rapid City Area School District 51-4

By level: 4 high, 5 middle, 14 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Elementary	K to 5	305	15.2
Central High School - 41	High	9 to 12	1,998	17.1
Corral Drive Elementary - 21	Elementary	K to 5	439	20.9
East Middle School - 30	Middle	6 to 8	613	16.1
General Beadle Elementary - 01CEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	483	18.6
Grandview Elementary - 06	Elementary	K to 5	431	16.6
Horace Mann Elementary - 07CEP school	Elementary	K to 5	274	13.7
Jefferson Building - 64	Other	PK to 12	98	6.5
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08CEP school	Elementary	K to 5	368	13.1
Lincoln Building - 44	High	12	23	23.0
Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Elementary	K to 5	478	17.1
North Middle School - 35CEP school	Middle	6 to 8	418	12.3
Pinedale Elementary - 11	Elementary	K to 5	377	17.1
Rapid City Online High School - 92	High	9 to 12	73
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Elementary	PK to 5	486	15.7
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14CEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	328	13.1
South Canyon Elementary - 15	Elementary	K to 5	274	14.4
South Middle School - 36	Middle	6 to 8	618	13.7
South Park Elementary - 16CEP school	Elementary	K to 5	313	14.2
Southwest Middle School - 38	Middle	6 to 8	614	16.6
Stevens High School - 42	High	9 to 12	1,771	19.7
Valley View Elementary - 13	Elementary	K to 5	605	17.8
Wellfully - 65	Other	1 to 12	7	7.0
West Middle School - 37	Middle	6 to 8	591	15.6
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Elementary	K to 5	328	16.4

Nearby and related

Other districts in Pennington County

Douglas School District 51-1 2,808 students
Hill City School District 51-2 520 students
New Underwood School District 51-3 280 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.