Total enrollment
4,233
-242 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1
South Dakota · 4,241 students · 1 city
10 public K-12 schools operate under Aberdeen School District 06-1 in South Dakota, teaching roughly 4,241 students (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Aberdeen School District 06-1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Aberdeen School District 06-1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #19 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,241 | #5 of 50 | #2,288 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #6 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #22 of 50 | #4,331 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.1% | #13 of 50 | #5,495 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #6 of 22 | #3,100 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Aberdeen School District 06-1
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from C C Lee Elementary - 05 at 69.3% proficient to O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 at 32.4%, a gap of 36.9 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 15 South Dakota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,507 to 4,233 students (down 6%) and from 298 to 301 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School - 01 | Aberdeen | High | 09-12 | 1,384 |
| Holgate Middle School - 02 | Aberdeen | Middle | 06-08 | 497 |
| Simmons Middle School - 03 | Aberdeen | Middle | 06-08 | 464 |
| Simmons Elementary - 10 | Aberdeen | Elementary | KG-05 | 386 |
| C C Lee Elementary - 05 | Aberdeen | Elementary | KG-05 | 356 |
| May Overby Elementary - 09 | Aberdeen | Elementary | KG-05 | 327 |
| O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 | Aberdeen | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| Mike Miller Elementary - 07 | Aberdeen | Elementary | KG-05 | 282 |
| Lincoln Elementary - 08 | Aberdeen | Elementary | PK-05 | 233 |
| New Beginnings - 89 | Aberdeen | High | 05-12 | 8 |
About Aberdeen School District 06-1
As a mid-sized district in South Dakota, Aberdeen School District 06-1 serves 4,241 students across 10 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Aberdeen School District 06-1 covers 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 424 in this district, meaningfully above the South Dakota typical of 208.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 4,475 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,233 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 10 to 9 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Aberdeen School District 06-1 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.