Total enrollment
362
+65 (+22%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in De Smet School District 38-2
South Dakota · 362 students · 1 city
3 public K-12 schools sit under De Smet School District 38-2 in South Dakota, serving roughly 362 students (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in De Smet School District 38-2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside De Smet School District 38-2
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 316 to 362 students (up 15%) and from 28 to 27 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 | De Smet | Elementary | PK-05 | 176 |
| De Smet High School - 01 | De Smet | High | 09-12 | 95 |
| De Smet Middle School - 03 | De Smet | Middle | 06-08 | 91 |
About De Smet School District 38-2
Across 3 schools, De Smet School District 38-2 hosts about 362 students in South Dakota. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the school-mix side, De Smet School District 38-2 is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, De Smet School District 38-2 runs about 121 students per school, 42% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 208.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 22%: 297 students in SY 2020-21 versus 362 in SY 2024-25.
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