Dakota Valley School District 61-8
Dakota Valley School District 61-8 is a public school district based in North Sioux City, South Dakota, serving 1,341 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 335 students each, fewer than the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $9,927 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Dakota Valley School District 61-8 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | South Dakota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,927 | $9,927 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,648 | $6,002 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 89 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 180 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 268 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central School District 49-7Hartford | 1,418 | 6 | $10,134 | 15.4 | #18 |
| Vermillion School District 13-1Vermillion | 1,381 | 3 | $10,133 | 13.8 | #19 |
| Dakota Valley School District 61-8North Sioux City · this district | 1,341 | 4 | $9,927 | 15.1 | #20 |
| Belle Fourche School District 09-1Belle Fourche | 1,239 | 4 | $9,385 | 13.0 | #21 |
| Lennox School District 41-4Lennox | 1,192 | 5 | $9,609 | 16.6 | #22 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Technical School DistrictGeorgetown, DE | 1,341 | $18,030 | 15.4 |
| Kalkaska Public SchoolsKalkaska, MI | 1,341 | $12,926 | 15.1 |
| Wood-Ridge School DistrictWood-Ridge, NJ | 1,341 | $17,094 | 12.8 |
| Benton Carroll Salem LocalOak Harbor, OH | 1,341 | $14,004 | 14.9 |
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-dakota-valley-school-district-61-8