Brookings School District 05-1
Brookings School District 05-1 is a public school district based in Brookings, South Dakota, serving 3,546 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 73% of them. Its schools average 394 students each, about the same as the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $10,823 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the South Dakota median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Brookings School District 05-1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Brookings School District 05-1 | South Dakota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,823 | $9,927 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,238 | $6,002 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 231 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 484 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 355 | 339 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The South Dakota median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in South Dakota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown School District 14-4Watertown | 3,606 | 8 | $9,177 | 15.1 | #6 |
| Brookings School District 05-1Brookings · this district | 3,546 | 9 | $10,823 | 15.4 | #7 |
| Huron School District 02-2Huron | 3,068 | 11 | $10,860 | 17.0 | #8 |
| Meade School District 46-1Sturgis | 3,047 | 11 | $9,484 | 14.2 | #9 |
| Yankton School District 63-3Yankton | 3,021 | 6 | $9,910 | 16.9 | #10 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue Union ElementaryRescue, CA | 3,549 | $11,439 | 22.3 |
| Mattawan Consolidated SchoolMattawan, MI | 3,545 | $10,221 | 17.9 |
| Montville Township School DistrictMontville, NJ | 3,545 | $25,425 | 10.4 |
| Bedford Central School DistrictBedford, NY | 3,545 | $34,764 | 10.9 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-sd-brookings-school-district-05-1