Rapid City Metro Area Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 139,040
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 3,404 | 78.23% | 21.77% | 77.67% | 22.33% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 14,856 | 88.85%, see rank | 11.15%, see rank | 90.64% | 9.36% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 7,010 | 88.93%, see rank | 11.07%, see rank | 92.15% | 7.85% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 7,986 | 86.96%, see rank | 13.04%, see rank | 82.73% | 17.27% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 1,589 | 85.15%, see rank | 14.85%, see rank | 77.44% | 22.56% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 126,696
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 3,262 | 71.12% | 28.88% | 76.55% | 23.45% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 13,991 | 89.65%, see rank | 10.35%, see rank | 90.95% | 9.05% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 6,666 | 90.49%, see rank | 9.51%, see rank | 92.98% | 7.02% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 7,064 | 91.15%, see rank | 8.85%, see rank | 83.46% | 16.54% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 1,455 | 87.01%, see rank | 12.99%, see rank | 78.57% | 21.43% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 123,078
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 3,454 | 72.44% | 27.56% | 74.92% | 25.08% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 13,545 | 89.63%, see rank | 10.37%, see rank | 90.49% | 9.51% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 6,972 | 89.83%, see rank | 10.17%, see rank | 92.64% | 7.36% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 6,438 | 87.03%, see rank | 12.97%, see rank | 81.02% | 18.98% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 1,138 | 77.86%, see rank | 22.14%, see rank | 76.00% | 24.00% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 121,029
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 3,488 | 71.22% | 28.78% | 76.59% | 23.41% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 12,834 | 91.00%, see rank | 9.00%, see rank | 90.55% | 9.45% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 6,533 | 92.73%, see rank | 7.27%, see rank | 93.72% | 6.28% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 6,381 | 85.80%, see rank | 14.20%, see rank | 82.27% | 17.73% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 955 | 78.32%, see rank | 21.68%, see rank | 77.39% | 22.61% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.