Yankton School District 63-3
Yankton School District 63-3 is a public school district based in Yankton, South Dakota, serving 3,021 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 23 South Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 504 students each, more than the South Dakota median of 394. It spends about $9,910 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Yankton School District 63-3 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Yankton School District 63-3 | South Dakota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,910 | $9,927 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,799 | $6,002 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 179 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 397 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 302 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell CountyJamestown, KY | 3,024 | $11,170 | 15.7 |
| Redding ElementaryRedding, CA | 3,021 | $14,647 | 20.6 |
| Calloway CountyMurray, KY | 3,020 | $10,820 | 16.2 |
| Alliance CityAlliance, OH | 3,019 | $13,309 | 20.0 |
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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