About Armour School District 21-1
Armour School District 21-1 is a public school system serving Douglas County, South Dakota, based in Armour. It serves 226 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #117 largest of South Dakota’s 149 school systems.
Size and structure
Armour School District 21-1 enrolls 226 students in 3 schools — an average of about 75 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #117 of 149 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Armour School District 21-1, from the NCES Common Core of Data (226 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Armour School District 21-1 employs about 22 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.5:1 — below the South Dakota average of about 13.8:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 38.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How South Dakota funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Armour School District 21-1 are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
South Dakota publishes the ESSA-based South Dakota Report Card, reporting the School Performance Index along with proficiency, growth, English-learner progress, graduation and attendance. Look up Armour School District 21-1 on the South Dakota Report Card portal.
Accreditation status
South Dakota accredits public districts itself through the Department of Education on a five-year review cycle under Administrative Rule 24:43, separate from any voluntary Cognia accreditation a district may also hold. See the South Dakota DOE accreditation pages.
Armour School District 21-1 vs. South Dakota
See every South Dakota district side by side in the South Dakota directory.
Look up Armour School District 21-1’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):