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Spearfish School District 40-2

Spearfish, South Dakota · Public school district · #15 of 23 South Dakota districts by enrollment

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2,385

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,995

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the South Dakota median

14.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · South Dakota median 15.1

Spearfish School District 40-2 is a public school district based in Spearfish, South Dakota, serving 2,385 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 341 students each, fewer than the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $8,995 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the South Dakota median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.

How Spearfish School District 40-2 compares

Spearfish School District 40-2South Dakota median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,995

South Dakota median $9,927 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,062

South Dakota median $6,002 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school341

South Dakota median 394 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.1

South Dakota median 15.1 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor341

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

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$27.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 31%Local 57%

Measure	Spearfish School District 40-2	South Dakota median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,995	$9,927	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,062	$6,002	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$27.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	169	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	337	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.1	15.1	2024-25
Students per counselor	341	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	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 · this district	2,385	7	$8,995	14.1	#15

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lake Villa CCSD 41Lake Villa, IL	2,388	$14,368	13.3
Dearborn Heights School District #7Dearborn Heights, MI	2,387	$11,345	11.6
Berkeley Township School DistrictBayville, NJ	2,385	$18,938	11.6
Valley View School DistrictArchbald, PA	2,383	$12,966	14.1

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.

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