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Brookings, SD
Public School Ratings




Brookings Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Brookings School District 05 1 School District details

Brookings School District 05 1 School District
2130 8th St S
Brookings, SD 57006

3,446 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Brookings School District 05 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Dakota

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.4% of all SD school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
51%
48%
42%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bobcat Plains Academy Elementary School 94
1910 12th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
M-M
Bobcat Plains Academy High School 92
1910 12th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
M-M
Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School 93
1910 12th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
M-M
Brookings High School 01
530 Elm Ave
Brookings, SD, 57006
09-12
Camelot Intermediate 06 School
1401 15th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
04-05
Dakota Prairie Elementary 07 School
111 26th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
KG-03
George S. Mickelson Middle School 02
1801 12th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
06-08
Hillcrest Elementary 04 School
304 15th Ave
Brookings, SD, 57006
KG-03
Medary Elementary 05 School
718 5th St S
Brookings, SD, 57006
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.4% 71.8%
Black 3.0% 3.3%
Hispanic 8.4% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 15.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.9% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 15.6% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 5.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,901 $23,780,000 61.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $648 $2,232,000 5.7%
Staff $376 $1,295,000 3.3%
General Administration $210 $722,000 1.9%
School Administration $377 $1,299,000 3.3%
Operation $1,319 $4,545,000 11.7%
Transportation $263 $908,000 2.3%
Other $263 $906,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,455 $11,907,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $964 $3,321,000 8.5%
Total Expenditures $11,320 $39,008,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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