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South Dakota school systems.
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148school systems
693operating schools connected
140,930students in finance records
147complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
South Dakota school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 147 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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148 systems
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Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Wessington Springs, SD
- Students
- 429
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $12,273
-10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +30.4% enrollment
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McLaughlin School District 15-2
McLaughlin, SD
- Students
- 427
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $22,585
+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Freeman School District 33-1
Freeman, SD
- Students
- 424
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $14,182
-9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.5% enrollment
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Stanley County School District 57-1
Fort Pierre, SD
- Students
- 418
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,089
+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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Deubrook Area School District 05-6
White, SD
- Students
- 417
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,784
-7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% enrollment
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White River School District 47-1
White River, SD
- Students
- 416
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $17,538
+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
Viborg, SD
- Students
- 406
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,852
-9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.0% enrollment
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Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
Faulkton, SD
- Students
- 393
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $12,949
-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.3% enrollment
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Hanson School District 30-1
Alexandria, SD
- Students
- 389
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $10,699
-2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.8% enrollment
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Timber Lake School District 20-3
Timber Lake, SD
- Students
- 389
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,846
+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment
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Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte, SD
- Students
- 383
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $26,734
-1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.4% enrollment
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Dupree School District 64-2
Dupree, SD
- Students
- 376
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $19,899
+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Alcester, SD
- Students
- 366
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,249
+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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Kimball School District 07-2
Kimball, SD
- Students
- 363
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $12,854
+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.0% enrollment
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Lyman School District 42-1
Presho, SD
- Students
- 360
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $16,050
-4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment
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Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Mellette, SD
- Students
- 359
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $13,471
-0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +28.2% enrollment
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De Smet School District 38-2
De Smet, SD
- Students
- 354
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $13,958
-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +21.2% enrollment
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Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
Bridgewater, SD
- Students
- 342
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $13,596
-3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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Castlewood School District 28-1
Castlewood, SD
- Students
- 338
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,299
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment
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Willow Lake School District 12-3
Willow Lake, SD
- Students
- 338
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,201
-20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +27.5% enrollment
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Florence School District 14-1
Florence, SD
- Students
- 332
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,497
-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.9% enrollment
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Howard School District 48-3
Howard, SD
- Students
- 328
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,652
-7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment
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Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
Rutland, SD
- Students
- 324
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $15,219
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Andes Central School District 11-1
Lake Andes, SD
- Students
- 322
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $20,047
-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Haakon School District 27-1
Philip, SD
- Students
- 322
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,528
0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment
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Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
Wolsey, SD
- Students
- 318
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,994
+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment
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Canistota School District 43-1
Canistota, SD
- Students
- 312
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,202
-20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +59.2% enrollment
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Warner School District 06-5
Warner, SD
- Students
- 312
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $12,506
+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment
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Kadoka Area School District 35-2
Kadoka, SD
- Students
- 303
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,251
+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment
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Arlington School District 38-1
Arlington, SD
- Students
- 301
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $14,017
-4.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.5% enrollment
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