Editing Allen, South Dakota (section)

==Education==
The [[Bureau of Indian Education]] (BIE) is affiliated with the American Horse School, a [[K-8 school]] operated by a tribal group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Horse School |url=https://www.bie.edu/schools/directory/american-horse-school |publisher=[[Bureau of Indian Education]] |accessdate=2021-08-11}}</ref>

It was established in 1931 as the consolidation of Day School #20 and Day School #21, with the former buildings of those two schools becoming teacher housing. As of 2024, its enrollment was 223.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Horse School District Directory Information (2023-2024 School Year) |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?ID2=5900070&details= |website=National Center for Education Statistics}}</ref> In 2015, the ''[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]'' editorial board wrote that American Horse had poor insulation, had too many students relative to building capacity, has tile flooring in poor repair and using [[asbestos]], and "lacks the electrical and communications infrastructure needed to support the technology used in modern education."<ref name="BeautyDet">{{Cite web |date=2015-04-02 |title=Pine Ridge schools: Amid beauty, deterioration |url=https://www.startribune.com/part-3-pine-ridge-schools-amid-beauty-deterioration/284902601/?refresh=true |newspaper=[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]] |accessdate=2021-08-11}}</ref>

The town, like other areas in the county, is within [[Bennett County School District 03-1]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bennett County, SD |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46007_bennett/DC20SD_C46007.pdf |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2021-08-11}}</ref>

The Allen Youth Center, which opened in 2014, provides tutoring, recreation, and food distribution. It has been powered with [[Solar panel|solar panels]] since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-01 |title=Allen Youth Center, Pine Ridge Reservation, goes #SOLAR |url=https://www.investorideas.com/news/2018/renewable-energy/10012AllenYouthCenter-Solar.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001233115/https://www.investorideas.com/news/2018/renewable-energy/10012AllenYouthCenter-Solar.asp |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |access-date=2022-01-02 |website=Investorideas.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Omniciye Multicultural Rotary Club |date=2018 |title=Pine Ridge Area Service Organizations Directory: History, Profiles and Rotary Requests |url=https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000010486/en-us/files/homepage/rotary-requests-directory/RotaryDirectory.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012231423/https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000010486/en-us/files/homepage/rotary-requests-directory/RotaryDirectory.pdf |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |pages=26–27}}</ref>