Total enrollment
3,047
+177 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Meade School District 46-1
South Dakota · 3,047 students · 8 cities
Public-school families inside Meade School District 46-1 pick from 11 schools serving the district's roughly 3,047 K-12 students (8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Meade School District 46-1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Meade School District 46-1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #7 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,047 | #9 of 50 | #3,174 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #4 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #26 of 50 | #4,617 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.9% | #20 of 50 | #6,339 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #18 of 22 | #5,293 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 Meade School District 46-1
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Whitewood Elementary - 04 at 74.3% proficient to Stagebarn Middle School - 10 at 46.6%, a gap of 27.7 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 15 South Dakota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 2,675 to 2,615 students (down 2%) and from 186 to 183 full-time teachers (down 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Brown High School - 01 | Sturgis | High | 09-12 | 845 |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 | Sturgis | Elementary | KG-04 | 531 |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 | Piedmont | Elementary | KG-04 | 514 |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 | Sturgis | Middle | 05-08 | 490 |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 | Summerset | Middle | 05-08 | 432 |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 | Whitewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 138 |
| Central Meade County School - 09 | Union Center | Elementary | KG-08 | 49 |
| Hereford Elementary - 08 | Hereford | Elementary | KG-08 | 13 |
| Opal Elementary - 15 | Opal | Elementary | KG-08 | 13 |
| Atall Elementary - 17 | Union Center | Elementary | KG-08 | 12 |
| Elm Springs Elementary - 13 | Wasta | Elementary | KG-08 | 10 |
About Meade School District 46-1
Across 11 schools, Meade School District 46-1 instructs about 3,047 students in South Dakota. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
In terms of grade levels, Meade School District 46-1 is built around 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 277 in this district, above the South Dakota typical of 208.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 6%: 2,870 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,047 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Meade School District 46-1 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.