Total enrollment
2,398
+75 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Spearfish School District 40-2
South Dakota · 2,398 students · 1 city
Spearfish School District 40-2, South Dakota operates 7 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 2,398 students (around 343 per school).
4-year change in Spearfish School District 40-2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Spearfish School District 40-2 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Dakota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #9 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,398 | #15 of 50 | #3,886 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #14 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #27 of 50 | #4,646 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 18.5% | #40 of 50 | #7,528 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #17 of 22 | #5,189 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 Spearfish School District 40-2
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from West Elementary - 03 at 56.1% proficient to Spearfish Middle School - 05 at 47.9%, a gap of 8.2 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 15 South Dakota districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,363 to 2,398 students (up 1%) and from 160 to 169 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearfish High School - 01 | Spearfish | High | 09-12 | 787 |
| Creekside Elementary - 07 | Spearfish | Elementary | 03-05 | 553 |
| Spearfish Middle School - 05 | Spearfish | Middle | 06-08 | 545 |
| West Elementary - 03 | Spearfish | Elementary | 01-02 | 322 |
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 | Spearfish | Elementary | KG-KG | 168 |
| Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 | Spearfish | High | 09-12 | 21 |
| Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 | Spearfish | Middle | 04-08 | 2 |
About Spearfish School District 40-2
As a thinly populated district in South Dakota, Spearfish School District 40-2 educates 2,398 students across 7 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Spearfish School District 40-2 consists of 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Spearfish School District 40-2 is about 343, above the South Dakota average of roughly 208.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 3%: 2,323 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,398 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Spearfish School District 40-2 discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.