St. Francis Indian School

St. Francis Indian School, a well-populated combined-grade school in St. Francis, South Dakota, overseen by St. Francis Indian School, educates 630 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 100% larger than the state mean of about 315.

St. Francis Indian School is the operating authority for St. Francis Indian School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, St. Francis Indian School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting St. Francis Indian School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Todd County indicate median household earnings sit near $42,075, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 42%. St. Francis Indian School is one of 13 public schools in Todd County (combined enrollment of about 2,610 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spring Creek Elementary - 07, around 6.7 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Francis Indian School has decreased 17%, going from 756 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.