Total enrollment
387
+66 (+21%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Northwestern Area School District 56-7
South Dakota · 387 students · 2 cities
Northwestern Area School District 56-7 in South Dakota operates 6 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 387 students (around 65 per school).
4-year change in Northwestern Area School District 56-7
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+2 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 266 to 282 students (up 6%) and from 21 to 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 | Mellette | Elementary | PK-05 | 135 |
| Northwestern High School - 01 | Mellette | High | 09-12 | 91 |
| iSucceed - 92 | Mellette | High | 09-12 | 82 |
| Northwestern Middle School - 02 | Mellette | Middle | 06-08 | 56 |
| Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06 | Stratford | Elementary | KG-08 | 16 |
| iSucceed Middle School - 93 | Mellette | Middle | 06-08 | 7 |
About Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Northwestern Area School District 56-7 is a low-population South Dakota school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 387.
On the school-mix side, Northwestern Area School District 56-7 spans 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Northwestern Area School District 56-7 runs about 65 students per school, 69% lower than the state mean of roughly 208.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 21%: 321 students in SY 2020-21 versus 387 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 4 to 6 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Northwestern Area School District 56-7 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.