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Meade School District 46-1

Sturgis, South Dakota · Public school district · #9 of 23 South Dakota districts by enrollment

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3,047

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,484

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the South Dakota median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · South Dakota median 15.1

Meade School District 46-1 is a public school district based in Sturgis, South Dakota, serving 3,047 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 277 students each, fewer than the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $9,484 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Meade School District 46-1 compares

Meade School District 46-1South Dakota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,484

South Dakota median $9,927 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,672

South Dakota median $6,002 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Students per school277

South Dakota median 394 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

South Dakota median 15.1 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor339

South Dakota median 339 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 32%Local 53%

Measure	Meade School District 46-1	South Dakota median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,484	$9,927	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,672	$6,002	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	214	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	443	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	15.1	2024-25
Students per counselor	339	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Huron School District 02-2Huron	3,068	11	$10,860	17.0	#8
Meade School District 46-1Sturgis · this district	3,047	11	$9,484	14.2	#9
Yankton School District 63-3Yankton	3,021	6	$9,910	16.9	#10
Douglas School District 51-1Box Elder	2,808	4	$10,399	15.3	#11
Pierre School District 32-2Pierre	2,749	5	$9,900	16.5	#12

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Boone County SchoolsMadison, WV	3,048	$13,264	11.8
Weaver UnionMerced, CA	3,047	$13,168	21.2
White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall, AR	3,046	$11,131	12.7
Tomah Area School DistrictTomah, WI	3,046	$12,121	13.6

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-meade-school-district-46-1