District overview
Dupree School District 64-2
A one-school district in Ziebach County, on the Cheyenne River Reservation, building a $3.3 million bus garage after leaving its regional co-ops
Where Dupree's money goes in 2026-27
Dupree School District 64-2 runs one K-12 school in Dupree and buses students from Thunder Butte, Iron Lightning, Red Scaffold, Cherry Creek, Bridger, Lantry and Eagle Butte. Much of the district is on the Cheyenne River Reservation, so federal Impact Aid matters: the budget moves about $4 million of Impact Aid into operations. A five-member board meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Mountain time.
General fund
$7,155,313 for day-to-day operations.
Capital projects
$3,479,210, mainly the $3,343,000 bus garage awarded in April 2026.
Special education
$1,551,409, now run by the district after it left the NWAS co-op.
Property taxes
General fund levies of $1.051 (agricultural), $0.669 (owner-occupied) and $4.867 (other) per $1,000 of value.
The independent audit for 2024-25 was clean, with no material weaknesses, and the district held about $7.5 million in its accounts in fall 2025.
Where the district stands
Major projects
New bus garage
in_progressCo-op Architecture designed a new bus barn; Scull Construction Services won the bid at $3,343,000.
- Architect hired, project approved
- Approved for bidding
- Bid awarded
- Contract signed
Funding
Capital projects fund
Gym air conditioning
in_progressWest Plains Engineering designed the project; Olson Contractors won the bid at $249,713.
- Engineer hired
- Bid awarded
Funding
Not stated
Staff housing foundations
in_progressFoundations for two Governor's House homes, likely for staff housing, were awarded to Olson Contractors for $119,732 plus a crawlspace slab option.
- Bids advertised
- Bid awarded
Funding
Not stated
Leaving the NWAS co-ops
completeDupree left the NWAS career-tech and special education co-ops after 2025-26, joined the Western Statewide CTE Consortium, and hired its own special education director and contracted speech therapists.
- Vote to dissolve CTE co-op
- Withdraw from education co-op
- Vote to dissolve special ed co-op
- Special education director hired
Funding
Not stated
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