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Mitchell School District 17-2

Mitchell, South Dakota · Public school district · #13 of 23 South Dakota districts by enrollment

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2,619

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,273

Spending per student

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

13.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · South Dakota median 15.1

Mitchell School District 17-2 is a public school district based in Mitchell, South Dakota, serving 2,619 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #13 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 291 students each, fewer than the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $10,273 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.

How Mitchell School District 17-2 compares

Mitchell School District 17-2South Dakota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,273

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

Instruction spending per student$6,756

South Dakota median $6,002 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school291

South Dakota median 394 · 26% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.4

South Dakota median 15.1 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor873

South Dakota median 339 · 158% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 38%Local 46%

Measure	Mitchell School District 17-2	South Dakota median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,273	$9,927	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,756	$6,002	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	195	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	390	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.4	15.1	2024-25
Students per counselor	873	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
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
Mitchell School District 17-2Mitchell · this district	2,619	9	$10,273	13.4	#13
Tea Area School District 41-5Tea	2,509	6	$8,406	17.3	#14
Spearfish School District 40-2Spearfish	2,385	7	$8,995	14.1	#15

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Solana Beach ElementarySolana Beach, CA	2,620	$20,410	22.4
Laurel School DistrictLaurel, MS	2,620	$9,885	16.1
Affton 101St Louis, MO	2,619	$11,134	14.4
Newcastle Public SchoolsNewcastle, OK	2,618	$8,409	17.1

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-mitchell-school-district-17-2