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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.
Useful school-system records
148 systems
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Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Sioux Falls, SD
- Students
- 25,216
- Schools
- 44
- Spending / pupil
- $12,316
+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.8% enrollment
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Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Rapid City, SD
- Students
- 12,432
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $11,037
-7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Harrisburg School District 41-2
Harrisburg, SD
- Students
- 6,098
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $11,823
+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.0% enrollment
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Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Brandon, SD
- Students
- 4,991
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $10,720
+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.5% enrollment
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Aberdeen School District 06-1
Aberdeen, SD
- Students
- 4,263
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $11,519
+3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment
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Watertown School District 14-4
Watertown, SD
- Students
- 3,690
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $11,526
+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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Brookings School District 05-1
Brookings, SD
- Students
- 3,446
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $12,882
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Yankton School District 63-3
Yankton, SD
- Students
- 3,086
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,763
+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.4% enrollment
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Meade School District 46-1
Sturgis, SD
- Students
- 3,034
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $10,735
-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.5% enrollment
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Huron School District 02-2
Huron, SD
- Students
- 2,935
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $13,191
+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.4% enrollment
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Douglas School District 51-1
Box Elder, SD
- Students
- 2,753
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,211
+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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Mitchell School District 17-2
Mitchell, SD
- Students
- 2,711
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $12,703
+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment
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Pierre School District 32-2
Pierre, SD
- Students
- 2,688
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $11,536
+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment
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Tea Area School District 41-5
Tea, SD
- Students
- 2,408
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $10,166
+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +26.3% enrollment
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Spearfish School District 40-2
Spearfish, SD
- Students
- 2,387
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $10,621
-5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.2% enrollment
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Todd County School District 66-1
Mission, SD
- Students
- 2,049
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $18,488
+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.4% enrollment
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Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
Batesland, SD
- Students
- 1,853
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $26,259
+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +31.0% enrollment
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Vermillion School District 13-1
Vermillion, SD
- Students
- 1,432
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,960
+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.2% enrollment
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West Central School District 49-7
Hartford, SD
- Students
- 1,409
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $11,165
+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.1% enrollment
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Dakota Valley School District 61-8
North Sioux City, SD
- Students
- 1,386
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,808
+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment
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Belle Fourche School District 09-1
Belle Fourche, SD
- Students
- 1,296
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $11,481
+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Lennox School District 41-4
Lennox, SD
- Students
- 1,224
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $10,855
+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.3% enrollment
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Madison Central School District 39-2
Madison, SD
- Students
- 1,178
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,654
+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment
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Milbank School District 25-4
Milbank, SD
- Students
- 1,014
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $13,617
+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Dell Rapids School District 49-3
Dell Rapids, SD
- Students
- 973
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $11,212
-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment
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Sisseton School District 54-2
Sisseton, SD
- Students
- 970
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $14,637
+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.9% enrollment
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Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Colton, SD
- Students
- 932
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $12,899
+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Custer School District 16-1
Custer, SD
- Students
- 906
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $16,511
+27.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment
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Wagner Community School District 11-4
Wagner, SD
- Students
- 900
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $16,919
+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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Hamlin School District 28-3
Hayti, SD
- Students
- 881
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $10,323
+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment
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