For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 142 students in Gayville-Volin School District 63-1. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in South Dakota.
Public Preschool in Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the South Dakota public pre school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public preschool average of 34% (majority American Indian and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
3 Schools
146 Schools
# Students
286 Students
30,673 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
2,365 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#128 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)32%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
42%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.54
% American Indian
1%
13%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
88%
66%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,748 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,706 is higher than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,748
$13,121
Spending / Student
$12,706
$12,623
Best Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gayville-volin Elementary - 02
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
100 Kingsbury St
Gayville, SD 57031
(605) 267-4476
Gayville, SD 57031
(605) 267-4476
Grades: PK-5
| 142 students
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