County / FIPS 46093
Meade County
South Dakota
Meade County runs 16 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 2 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 1 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
16
Hospitals
2
With a star rating
1
Land area
3,471
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Meade County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$361.1M
Per resident
$12,098
Change since FY2021
+19%
Fiscal years covered
5
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| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $303M |
| 2022 | $601M |
| 2023 | $588M |
| 2024 | $835M |
| 2025 | $361M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Meade County ranks 1114th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Meade County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Va Black Hills Healthcare System | Fort Meade | |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis | Not rated |
Public schools in Meade County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk Elementary - 03 | Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Blackhawk | 370 |
| Central Meade County School - 09 | Meade School District 46-1 | Whitewood | 56 |
| Faith Elementary - 02 | Faith School District 46-2 | Faith | 64 |
| Faith High School - 01 | Faith School District 46-2 | Faith | 80 |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 | Meade School District 46-1 | Piedmont | 523 |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 | Meade School District 46-1 | Summerset | 457 |
| Sturgis Brown High School - 01 | Meade School District 46-1 | Sturgis | 842 |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 | Meade School District 46-1 | Sturgis | 552 |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 | Meade School District 46-1 | Sturgis | 489 |
| Atall Elementary - 17 | Meade School District 46-1 | Whitewood | 9 |
| Faith Jr. High - 06 | Faith School District 46-2 | Faith | 26 |
| Hereford Elementary - 08 | Meade School District 46-1 | Whitewood | 11 |
| Maurine Elementary - 04 | Faith School District 46-2 | Faith | 14 |
| Opal Elementary - 15 | Meade School District 46-1 | Whitewood | 14 |
| Elm Springs Elementary - 13 | Meade School District 46-1 | Whitewood | 6 |
| Developmental Disabilities Program - 01 | Black Hills Special Services Cooperative | Sturgis | — |