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Dell Rapids School District 49-3 Schools
Dell Rapids School District 49-3 is a public school district in South Dakota, based in Minnehaha County (Dell Rapids). SchoolGrade grades 3 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dell Rapids School District 49-3 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dell Rapids School District 49-3
2 of 3 schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1
Every school in Dell Rapids School District 49-3
High schools (1)
- B+ Dell Rapids High School 01, Dell Rapids
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A- Dell Rapids Middle School 03, Dell Rapids
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- Dell Rapids Elementary 02, Dell Rapids
Where Dell Rapids School District 49-3 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Dell Rapids (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Dakota
- County: Minnehaha County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 973 students with 69 full-time-equivalent teachers and 104 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4618120
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Baltic School District 49-1 (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Garretson School District 49-4 (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Colman-Egan School District 50-5 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Tri-Valley School District 49-6 (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Flandreau School District 50-3 (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Chester Area School District 39-1 (7 schools, 17 mi)
- Brandon Valley School District 49-2 (12 schools, 18 mi)
- Sioux Falls School District 49-5 (39 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Dell Rapids School District 49-3
How many schools are in Dell Rapids School District 49-3?
SchoolGrade grades 3 public schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dell Rapids School District 49-3 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dell Rapids.
How good are the schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3?
Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 55% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dell Rapids School District 49-3?
973 students were enrolled in Dell Rapids School District 49-3 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dell Rapids School District 49-3?
Dell Rapids School District 49-3 is in South Dakota, based in Minnehaha County, with its district office in Dell Rapids. Its boundary covers about 168 sq mi.