Total enrollment
316
-59 (-16%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
South Dakota · 316 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 comes to roughly 316 students across 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 384 to 316 students (down 18%) and from 27 to 26 full-time teachers (down 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 | Wolsey | Elementary | PK-05 | 145 |
| Wolsey Wessington High School - 01 | Wolsey | High | 09-12 | 96 |
| Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 | Wolsey | Middle | 06-08 | 75 |
About Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is a low-population South Dakota school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 316.
Looking at the level breakdown, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 covers 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is about 105, noticeably below the South Dakota average of roughly 208.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 16%: 375 students in SY 2020-21 versus 316 in SY 2024-25.
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