Regular local school district · Aurora County
White Lake School District 01-3, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
White Lake School District 01-3 runs 3 public schools with 125 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 9.6 students per teacher is 4.6 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 125
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 9.6
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 410 E 4th St, White Lake, SD 57383
- Phone
- (605)249-2251
- County
- Aurora County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4678510
- State district ID
- SD-01003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 26
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.6
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 (129), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $2.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $340,000
- State revenue
- $777,000
- Local revenue
- $1.7 million
- Total spending
- $2.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $18,333
- Salaries
- $1.1 million45.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $4.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 28.1%
- Local: 59.6%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$18,333
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in White Lake School District 01-3
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| White Lake Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 62 | 12.4 |
| White Lake High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 33 | 8.2 |
| White Lake Middle School - 03 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 30 | 15.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Aurora County
- Plankinton School District 01-1 286 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.