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Aberdeen School District 06-1

Aberdeen School District 06-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (4,326 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Aberdeen School District 06-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,037
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,426
Per-pupil spending
4,326
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in SD
$56,037

Aberdeen School District 06-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (4,326 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,037, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,326 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Aberdeen School District 06-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (4,326 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 90th percentile for South Dakota
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Dakota ranks #46 of 49 on the salary estimate and #42 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Aberdeen School District 06-1 ranks #12 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #89 of 121 by per-pupil spending. Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
  • +18.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Dakota median

Among 148 South Dakota districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Aberdeen School District 06-1's instructional payroll puts 17.0% into special education , 7.3 points above the state median of 9.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical South Dakota peer.

Program Aberdeen School SD median Gap
Regular program 74.0% 79.9% -5.9 pp
Special education 17.0% 9.7% +7.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 5.1% -0.5 pp
Other programs 4.4% 5.1% -0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 148 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4602070 · FY2023.

LEAID 4602070 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Aberdeen School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +11% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-MID 4,326 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mitchell FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,037 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in South Dakota · P28 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mitchell ($108est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Aberdeen School

Salary neighbourhood · Aberdeen School

Aberdeen School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Aberdeen School

Aberdeen School District 06-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,037 28th percentile higher than 28% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Aberdeen School in South Dakota's upper-third pay band

Same 121 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Aberdeen School District 06-1 ranks #12 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #89 of 121 by per-pupil spending. Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Aberdeen School District 06-1 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads spending at $46,309 per pupil; Eagle Butte School District 20-1 leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Aberdeen School District 06-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 8.5 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$56,036.559

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Dakota price level
88.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$63,570

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Dakota run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how South Dakota compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Aberdeen School District 06-1

What the Numbers Say About Aberdeen School District 06-1

Aberdeen School District 06-1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Dakota, serving 4,326 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,426. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,037, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4602070 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Dakota statewide average of $50,422, teacher pay in Aberdeen School District 06-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 90% of them. South Dakota itself ranks #46 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Aberdeen School District 06-1 reports $58.1M in total expenditure against $61.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.6M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does Aberdeen School District 06-1 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Dakota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Aberdeen School District 06-1 $56,037
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Aberdeen School District 06-1 pays +3.5% more than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $13,426 vs $13,239

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable South Dakota districts

On pay, Aberdeen School District 06-1 sits closest to Mitchell School District 17-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Huron School District 02-2. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Mitchell School District 17-2
  2. Harrisburg School District 41-2
  3. Dakota Valley School District 61-8
  4. Yankton School District 63-3
  5. West Central School District 49-7
  6. Pierre School District 32-2
  7. Tea Area School District 41-5
  8. Huron School District 02-2
  9. Madison Central School District 39-2
  10. Lennox School District 41-4
  11. Brookings School District 05-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Huron School District 02-2
  2. West Central School District 49-7
  3. Watertown School District 14-4
  4. Tea Area School District 41-5
  5. Pierre School District 32-2
  6. Rapid City Area School District 51-4
  7. Brandon Valley School District 49-2
  8. Belle Fourche School District 09-1
  9. Lennox School District 41-4
  10. Mitchell School District 17-2
  11. Spearfish School District 40-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Aberdeen School District 06-1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Aberdeen School District 06-1: closest on enrollment (4,326 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,037 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$61.9M
Total Revenue
$58.1M
Total Expenditure
$20.3M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.6M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Aberdeen School District 06-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

South Dakota Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Dakota districts belongs to Douglas School District 51-1 at $61,738. Aberdeen School District 06-1 sits in the upper quarter of that field at 9 of 49, nearer the ceiling than the floor. North Dakota and Oklahoma are the states closest to South Dakota on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all South Dakota districts →

Other South Dakota Districts

Large-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Brandon Valley School District 49-2
$60,093
4,949 students
Brookings School District 05-1
$53,796
3,431 students
Meade School District 46-1
$50,801
3,068 students
Yankton School District 63-3
$57,254
3,036 students
Huron School District 02-2
$57,607
2,917 students
Pierre School District 32-2
$54,542
2,762 students

This is a sample of 6 from 120 South Dakota districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aberdeen School District 06-1
What is the average teacher salary in Aberdeen School District 06-1?

The average teacher salary in Aberdeen School District 06-1 is $56,037 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Aberdeen School District 06-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Aberdeen School District 06-1 pays 11.1% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $56,037.

How does Aberdeen School District 06-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Aberdeen School District 06-1 pays 20.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,037.

What is the per-pupil spending in Aberdeen School District 06-1?

Aberdeen School District 06-1 spends approximately $13,426 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Aberdeen School District 06-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Aberdeen School District 06-1's total expenditure of $58.1M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Aberdeen School District 06-1's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.