Total enrollment
2,628
-163 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Mitchell School District 17-2
South Dakota · 2,628 students · 2 cities
Mitchell School District 17-2's public-school footprint covers 9 schools with combined enrollment of about 2,628 students, averaging 292 per school.
4-year change in Mitchell School District 17-2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mitchell School District 17-2 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #13 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,628 | #13 of 50 | #3,630 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #8 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #18 of 50 | #3,894 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.5% | #14 of 50 | #5,571 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #9 of 22 | #4,031 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 Mitchell School District 17-2
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Mitchell Middle School - 02 at 52.9% proficient to L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 at 46.3%, a gap of 6.6 points. That is the 15th 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 2,773 to 2,628 students (down 5%) and from 184 to 193 full-time teachers (up 5%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell High School - 01 | Mitchell | High | 09-12 | 879 |
| Mitchell Middle School - 02 | Mitchell | Middle | 06-08 | 578 |
| L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 | Mitchell | Elementary | KG-05 | 438 |
| Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 | Mitchell | Elementary | KG-05 | 379 |
| Longfellow Elementary - 05 | Mitchell | Elementary | KG-05 | 290 |
| Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11 | Mitchell | Elementary | KG-08 | 21 |
| Abbott House High School - 07 | Mitchell | High | 09-12 | 18 |
| Abbott House Elementary - 06 | Mitchell | Elementary | KG-08 | 13 |
| Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 | Alexandria | Elementary | KG-08 | 12 |
About Mitchell School District 17-2
Mitchell School District 17-2 is a medium-population South Dakota school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 2,628.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Mitchell School District 17-2 spans 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Mitchell School District 17-2 runs about 292 students per school, 40% higher than the state mean of roughly 208.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,628 students, declined 6% from the 2,791 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Mitchell School District 17-2 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.