Regular local school district · Clark County
Willow Lake School District 12-3, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Willow Lake School District 12-3 runs 6 public schools with 344 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.0 students per teacher is 0.8 higher than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 344
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 400 Garfield Ave, Willow Lake, SD 57278
- Phone
- (605)625-5945
- County
- Clark County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4679350
- State district ID
- SD-12003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 52
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.0
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 (293), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $452,000
- State revenue
- $1.1 million
- Local revenue
- $2.3 million
- Total spending
- $3.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,294
- Salaries
- $1.9 million53.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.6%
- State: 28.5%
- Local: 59.9%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,294
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Willow Lake School District 12-3
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Collins Colony Elementary - 06 | Elementary | K to 8 | 16 | |
| Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 | Elementary | K to 8 | 31 | 15.5 |
| Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05 | Elementary | K to 8 | 21 | 10.5 |
| Willow Lake Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 153 | 15.3 |
| Willow Lake High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 69 | 11.5 |
| Willow Lake Middle School - 03 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 54 | 27.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Clark County
- Clark School District 12-2 497 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.