Total enrollment
387
+121 (+45%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campuses, enrolling about 387 students (around 65 per campus).
7-year change in Northwestern Area School District 56-7
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+3 (+100%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 campuses 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 campus, 69% lower than the state mean of roughly 208.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 45%: 266 students in SY 2017-18 versus 387 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 3 to 6 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 95% to 89% over the same 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.