The brief
A private middle school in Pierre, SD serving grades 1st – 8th.
It ranks 23 of 58 schools in South Dakota.
Pierre Indian Learning Center is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on SD statewide data. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in SD.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in SD.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 57501; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $79,224
- Median home value
- $222,600
- Median rent
- $933/mo
- College educated
- 35.5%
- Homeownership
- 75.5%
- Poverty rate
- 9.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 57501; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 21
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 58
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 2,325/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Pierre. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Pierre), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Native American100%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Pierre Indian Learning Center serve?
Pierre Indian Learning Center serves students in grades 1st through 8th.
How many students attend Pierre Indian Learning Center?
Pierre Indian Learning Center has an enrollment of approximately 107 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pierre Indian Learning Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Pierre Indian Learning Center is 6.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Pierre Indian Learning Center rank in SD?
Pierre Indian Learning Center ranks #23 of 58 private schools in SD.
What is Pierre Indian Learning Center's MySchoolScout rating?
Pierre Indian Learning Center has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Pierre Indian Learning Center a private school?
Yes, Pierre Indian Learning Center is a private coeducational school with a Nonsectarian affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Pierre Indian Learning Center a religious school?
No, Pierre Indian Learning Center is a nonsectarian (non-religious) private school.
School facts
- Grades
- 1st – 8th
- Enrollment
- 107
- Gender split
- 50% M / 50% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 6.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- School day
- 7.3 hours
- Days per year
- 164 days
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- Hughes County
- Phone
- (605) 280-8834
- Area population (ZIP 57501)
- 17,456
- Area average commute
- 13.3 min
- Area median age
- 39.6
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, South Dakota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.