School overview
Crazy Horse School
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
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How is Crazy Horse School paid for, and who decides?
Crazy Horse School (Tasunke Witko Owayawa) in Wanblee, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, is a K-12 school run by its own school board under a grant from the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). Most money comes from that yearly BIE grant: basic school funding (ISEP), busing and tribal grant support. Other grants pay for programs such as FACE (family and child education), Project AWARE (student mental health) and the Native Youth Community Project. A five-member school board elected under the Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Code hires the superintendent, approves the budget and votes on most hires. It holds a regular meeting and a finance meeting each month.
$4.0 million BIE grant for 2026-27
Accepted July 8, 2026: $2,360,020 for basic school funding, $743,152 for busing, $826,717 tribal grant support and $75,200 for FACE.
Paid back $75,510
In December 2025 the board repaid the BIE for extra busing money it received.
3% raise for staff
Approved March 25, 2026, plus staff appreciation, years-of-service and retention bonuses later in the spring and summer.
Audit trouble
The board threatened legal action over a late audit in April 2026, approved the FY2025 draft audit in June and hired a new auditor in August.
Budget totals and audit reports are not posted, so these figures come only from board minutes.
Where the district stands
The board paid $145,568.98 to the insurer on July 8, 2026.
Major projects
School-based health clinic
proposedThe board wants to explore a 638 Indian Health Service nursing partnership and a clinic at school. The superintendent leads the effort.
- Resolution passed
- Superintendent named lead
Funding
Not decided
Reopen the school pool
approved if fundedThe board approved a plan and budget to reopen the pool if money is found, then extended pool staff contracts for 2026-27.
- Reopening plan approved
- Pool staff contracts extended
Funding
Depends on available funding
Trust for Public Land project
underwayA grant-funded land project with a community committee, temporary facilities workers through October 30, 2026 and a $54,000-$72,000 sprinkler contract.
- Committee formed
- Temporary workers approved
- Sprinkler bid approved
Funding
Trust for Public Land grant
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Explore resources →Collected from the school board page at www.crazyhorse.k12.sd.us: every board meeting minutes file posted from November 2025 through September 9, 2026 (regular, finance and special meetings, read with OCR), the 2026-27 policy manual, the student handbook and the laptop and internet handbook.
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