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Local Public School System K-12

Meade School District

Special Acknowledgements/Awards/etc. In the last five years: There are a larger number of regent scholars in the Sturgis school system than in any other school system in South Dakota.

Current Statistics:
	Number of Schools	Total Enrollment	Pupil:Teacher Ratio
Elementary	14	1,380	10.0:1
Middle	1	698	14.4:1
Senior High	1	908	16.5:1
Parochial	1	32	10.6:1

Local or Nearest Technical Institute

Name: Western Dakota Technical Institute
Location: Rapid City, SD
Enrollment: 1057

A huge demand for networking training prompted Western Dakota Technical Institute to expand its Electronics Program. One of Western Dakota's more established programs - Computer Aided Drafting - continues to be one of its most popular. Western Dakota has the latest release of drafting software and continues to upgrade regularly to stay on the cutting edge. What that means for the mechanical or architectural drafting students is more experience and more usable skills.

Western Dakota Technical Institute's Ranch Management Program is headquartered in Sturgis.

Local or Nearest College/Universities

Name: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Location: Rapid City, SD
Enrollment: 2,124

Located in Rapid City, SD, SDSM&T specializes in engineering and science degrees. More than 85 percent of all students at Mines have gained real work experience before graduating. In addition to boasting a high percent of student internships, all students are required to accomplish a year-long senior design project. Students work with companies such as Boeing, Dow Chemical and Hutchinson Technology on solving company problems. This project lets students put into practice what they learn in the classroom.

Name: National American University
Location: Rapid City, SD
Enrollment: 714

National American University, formerly known as the National School of Business, offers a wide variety of Bachelor and Associate degrees. Recent years have brought expanded curricular offerings in the university's specialized business training. Bachelor's degrees are now available in Management Information and Computer Information Systems, Accounting, and Business Administration with emphases in computer technology, financial management and international business, to name a few.

Name: Black Hills State University
Location: Spearfish, SD
Enrollment: 4,007

Business and technology training has really taken off at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD. In addition to its traditional business major and technology major, Black Hills recently added an Entrepreneurial Studies Program. This major is designed to give students the experience necessary to start their own business or to help make an existing business more successful. Computer programming and computer applications minors are also available to round out the education and training necessary for today's business world.