About Harding County School District 31-1
Harding County School District 31-1 is a public school system serving Harding County, South Dakota, based in Buffalo. It serves 227 students across 3 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #116 largest of South Dakota’s 149 school systems.
Size and structure
Harding County School District 31-1 enrolls 227 students in 3 schools — an average of about 76 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #116 of 149 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Harding County School District 31-1, from the NCES Common Core of Data (227 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
Harding County School District 31-1 employs about 21 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1 — below the South Dakota average of about 13.8:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 40.
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 Harding County School District 31-1 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 Harding County School District 31-1 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.
Harding County School District 31-1 vs. South Dakota
See every South Dakota district side by side in the South Dakota directory.
Look up Harding County School District 31-1’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):