Little Wound School

As a big K-12 campus in Kyle, South Dakota, Little Wound School educates 755 students from grades K through 12, operated by Little Wound School. Enrollment runs roughly 140% larger than the state mean of about 315.

Little Wound School is a school of Little Wound School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Little Wound School lists that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Oglala Lakota County put the typical household earns roughly $41,417 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 54%. In all, Oglala Lakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,656 students), of which Little Wound School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pahin Sinte Owayawa, around 14.5 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Little Wound School's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 948 (now 755).

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