UNDATED – With research showing that low-income students will fall behind their wealthy peers if schools operate remotely due to COVID-19, and a renewed focus on racial equality, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in South Dakota. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in South Dakota based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts, along with accompanying videos and audio files. South Dakota ranked as the 9th most equitable overall.
The Meade 46-1 School District ranked 62nd overall for low expenditures and high income. It placed 132 for expenditures and 111 for income.
Below, you can see additional report highlights, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in South Dakota
| Most Equitable | Least Equitable |
| 1. Colman-Egan School District | 140. Oelrichs School District 23-3 |
| 2. Milbank School District 25-4 | 141. Spearfish School District 40-2 |
| 3. Henry School District 14-2 | 142. Eagle Butte School District 20-1 |
| 4. Lemmon School District 52-4 | 143. Vermillion School District 13-1 |
| 5. Northwestern School District 56-7 | 144. Todd County School District 66-1 |
| 6. Scotland School District 4-3 | 145. Belle Fourche School District 9-1 |
| 7. Oldham-Ramona School District | 146. Harding County School District 31-1 |
| 8. Howard School District 48-3 | 147. South Central School District 26-5 |
| 9. Mt. Vernon School District 17-3 | 148. Hoven School District 53-2 |
| 10. Langford Area School District 45-5 | 149. Elk Mountain School District 16-2 |
To view the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
