Wakpala High School - 01
Public · Grades 9–12 · 38 students
Wakpala Elementary - 02
12250 SD Hwy 1806, Wakpala, SD 57658
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
95
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Smee School District 15-3
Corson County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Wakpala Elementary - 02
Wakpala Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Wakpala, South Dakota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Smee School District 15-3. The school is located in a remote rural area in Corson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 95 students were enrolled, with about 9.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Dakota elementary school (12.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 266 South Dakota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 95 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Smee School District 15-3
- County
- Corson County
- NCES school ID
- 467560000698
Schools near Wakpala Elementary - 02
All 3 schools in Wakpala →
Wakpala Middle School - 04
Public · Grades 6–8 · 41 students
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04
Public · Grades 3–5 · 143 students
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03
Public · Grades K–2 · 149 students
Little Eagle School
Public · Grades K–8 · 62 students
McLaughlin Elementary - 02
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 203 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.