Rapid City, SD Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 70,126
| Rapid City, SD | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,626 | 74.35% | 25.65% | 77.67% | 22.33% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 7,235 | 84.64%, see rank | 15.36%, see rank | 90.64% | 9.36% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,421 | 88.57%, see rank | 11.43%, see rank | 92.15% | 7.85% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 4,853 | 86.92%, see rank | 13.08%, see rank | 82.73% | 17.27% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 770 | 90.52%, see rank | 9.48%, see rank | 77.44% | 22.56% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 68,060
| Rapid City, SD | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,659 | 70.58% | 29.42% | 76.55% | 23.45% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,784 | 86.95%, see rank | 13.05%, see rank | 90.95% | 9.05% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,382 | 90.21%, see rank | 9.79%, see rank | 92.98% | 7.02% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 4,563 | 91.04%, see rank | 8.96%, see rank | 83.46% | 16.54% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 881 | 90.81%, see rank | 9.19%, see rank | 78.57% | 21.43% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 66,144
| Rapid City, SD | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,836 | 73.53% | 26.47% | 74.92% | 25.08% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,608 | 88.04%, see rank | 11.96%, see rank | 90.49% | 9.51% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,681 | 88.70%, see rank | 11.30%, see rank | 92.64% | 7.36% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 4,327 | 88.47%, see rank | 11.53%, see rank | 81.02% | 18.98% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 784 | 79.08%, see rank | 20.92%, see rank | 76.00% | 24.00% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 64,604
| Rapid City, SD | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,972 | 73.63% | 26.37% | 76.59% | 23.41% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,521 | 90.00%, see rank | 10.00%, see rank | 90.55% | 9.45% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,254 | 91.18%, see rank | 8.82%, see rank | 93.72% | 6.28% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 4,009 | 86.53%, see rank | 13.47%, see rank | 82.27% | 17.73% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 710 | 77.61%, see rank | 22.39%, see rank | 77.39% | 22.61% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 59,607
| Rapid City, SD | South Dakota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,834 | 74.97% | 25.03% | 75.33% | 24.67% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,590 | 92.37%, see rank | 7.63%, see rank | 91.99% | 8.01% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,461 | 90.64%, see rank | 9.36%, see rank | 94.38% | 5.62% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 3,585 | 84.85%, see rank | 15.15%, see rank | 82.18% | 17.82% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 631 | 85.10%, see rank | 14.90%, see rank | 81.02% | 18.98% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* 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.