Total enrollment
3,546
+204 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Brookings School District 05-1
South Dakota · 3,546 students · 1 city
For families inside Brookings School District 05-1, public-school options total 9 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 3,546 (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Brookings School District 05-1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+2 (+33%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Brookings School District 05-1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #15 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,546 | #7 of 50 | #2,736 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #11 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #38 of 50 | #5,753 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 20.4% | #36 of 50 | #7,393 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #10 of 22 | #4,075 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 Brookings School District 05-1
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 at 64.2% proficient to George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 at 41.1%, a gap of 23.1 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 15 South Dakota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,399 to 3,465 students (up 2%) and from 233 to 230 full-time teachers (down 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings High School - 01 | Brookings | High | 09-12 | 979 |
| George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 | Brookings | Middle | 06-08 | 780 |
| Camelot Intermediate - 06 | Brookings | Elementary | 04-05 | 523 |
| Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 | Brookings | Elementary | PK-03 | 509 |
| Medary Elementary - 05 | Brookings | Elementary | PK-03 | 358 |
| Hillcrest Elementary - 04 | Brookings | Elementary | PK-03 | 316 |
| Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92 | Brookings | High | 09-12 | 77 |
| Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 93 | Brookings | Middle | 06-08 | 4 |
| Bobcat Plains Academy Elementary School - 94 | Brookings | Elementary | KG-05 | 0 |
About Brookings School District 05-1
Brookings School District 05-1 runs 9 public schools across South Dakota, collectively educateing roughly 3,546 students.
On the school-mix side, Brookings School District 05-1 spans 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Brookings School District 05-1 runs about 394 students per school, 89% higher than the state mean of roughly 208.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Brookings School District 05-1 has increased 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,342 students to 3,546. The school count climbed from 6 to 8 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Brookings School District 05-1 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.