Tiospaye Topa School

Tiospaye Topa School operates as an intimate all-grades campus in LaPlant, South Dakota, one of the schools within Tiospaye Topa School. Current enrollment sits at 166 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 315 students.

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

Demographically, Tiospaye Topa School logs that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting Tiospaye Topa School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Dewey County's rate of about 84%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dewey County put the typical household earns roughly $54,104 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 29%. Tiospaye Topa School is one of 10 public schools in Dewey County (combined enrollment of about 1,466 students).

The closest other public school is Timber Lake Middle School - 03, roughly 28.6 miles away.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Tiospaye Topa School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 166).

Inside the community feed, the feed for Tiospaye Topa School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.