Jefferson Building - 64

Jefferson Building - 64 operates as a minimally staffed K-12 campus in Rapid City, South Dakota, part of Rapid City Area School District 51-4. Current enrollment sits at 98 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 69% below typical.

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 12,610 students; Jefferson Building - 64 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Building - 64 reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 29% Native American, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Jefferson Building - 64 reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Jefferson Building - 64 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pennington County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Pennington County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,517, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Pennington County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,186 students), Jefferson Building - 64 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wellfully - 65, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Building - 64.

Jefferson Building - 64 operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Building - 64 has increased 4800%, going from 2 students in 2018 to 98 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 100% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 0.3:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Jefferson Building - 64 typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.