Rapid City Area Schools, formally Rapid City Area School District 51-4, is a public school district serving Rapid City, South Dakota with 31 schools.

Rapid City Area Schools
Address
625 9th Street
, South Dakota, 57701
United States
District information
SuperintendentNicole Swigart (Interim)
Students and staff
Enrollment13,620 (as of 2019-20)[1]
Staff839.49 (FTE) (as of 2019-20)[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.22 (as of 2019-20)[1]
Other information
WebsiteRapid City Area Schools

Boundary

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The majority of the land is in Pennington County. The district covers all of Rapid City except with the land with Rapid City Airport, as well as a part of Box Elder. The district also covers all or parts of these census-designated places: All of Colonial Pine Hills and Johnson Siding, and parts of Ashland Heights, Green Valley and Rapid Valley.[2]

A portion of the district is in Meade County. There, it includes Blackhawk CDP and a portion of Summerset.[3]

History

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Schools

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Elementary schools

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Middle schools

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  • East Middle School
  • North Middle School
  • Rapid City Online Middle School
  • South Middle School
  • Southwest Middle School
  • West Middle School

High schools

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Other schools

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  • Alternative Education Center
  • Jefferson Academy
  • Virtual High School
  • Lincoln 9th grade

References

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  1. ^ a b c "District Detail for Rapid City Area School District 51-4". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pennington County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Meade County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
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