School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4600041
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (476 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $50,439
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $13,324
- Per-pupil spending
- 476
- Students enrolled
- 50th
- Pct. in SD
Near benchmark
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (476 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,439, below the national average of $70,245, serving 476 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (476 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 50th percentile for South Dakota
- 15th percentile nationally
- 33% 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.
- Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 ranks #61 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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
- +4.0% 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, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4's instructional payroll puts 76.1% into regular program , 3.9 points below the state median of 79.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Britton-Hecla School | SD median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 76.1% | 79.9% | -3.9 pp |
| Special education | 9.9% | 9.7% | +0.2 pp |
| Vocational programs | 7.0% | 5.1% | +1.9 pp |
| Other programs | 7.0% | 5.1% | +1.9 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 4600041 · FY2023.
LEAID 4600041 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Britton-Hecla School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $50,439 estimated average teacher salary · P50 in South Dakota · P15 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Canton ($129est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Britton-Hecla School
Salary neighbourhood · Britton-Hecla School
Britton-Hecla School sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Hot · low pole
Hot · low pole
$44,848 est. salary
- Canton · near
Canton · near
$50,310 est. salary
- Britton-Hecla
Britton-Hecla · this district
$50,439 est. salary
- Meade · near
Meade · near
$50,801 est. salary
- Rapid · near
Rapid · near
$50,834 est. salary
- Douglas · top pay
Douglas · top pay
$61,738 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Britton-Hecla School
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$50,439 15th percentile higher than 15% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Britton-Hecla School in South Dakota's lower-third pay band
Same 121 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte School District 20-1
$61,852 est. avg salary
- Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
$50,439 est. avg salary
What this shows Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 ranks #61 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #91 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte School District 20-1
$46,309 per pupil
- Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 $13,324
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
$13,324 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.
What stands out about Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 6.1 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 13.9% here, from 418 students in FY2019 to 476 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
- It is a very small district (476 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $50,438.969
- South Dakota price level
- 88.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $57,220
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
What the Numbers Say About Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 476 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,324. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,439, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4600041 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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 50% 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, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $7.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.
How does Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Dakota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 pays -6.8% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $13,324 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, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 sits closest to Canton School District 41-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is West Central School District 49-7. 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.
- Canton School District 41-1
- Florence School District 14-1
- Avon School District 04-1
- Timber Lake School District 20-3
- Rosholt School District 54-4
- Warner School District 06-5
- Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
- Ipswich Public School District 22-6
- Howard School District 48-3
- Deuel School District 19-4
- Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
- West Central School District 49-7
- Dell Rapids School District 49-3
- Winner School District 59-2
- Mount Vernon School District 17-3
- Bon Homme School District 04-2
- Centerville School District 60-1
- Haakon School District 27-1
- Groton Area School District 06-6
- Colman-Egan School District 50-5
- Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
- Elkton School District 05-3
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- West Central School District 49-7$13,321 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $54,669 estimated salary
- Dell Rapids School District 49-3$13,265 per pupil-0.4% versus this district · $51,120 estimated salary
- Winner School District 59-2$13,237 per pupil-0.6% versus this district · $52,657 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Britton-Hecla School District 45-4's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Britton-Hecla School District 45-4: closest on enrollment (476 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,439 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Placed 38 of 50, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
What is the average teacher salary in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4?
The average teacher salary in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 is $50,439 (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 Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 pays 0.0% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $50,439.
How does Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 teacher pay compare to the national average?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 pays 28.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,439.
What is the per-pupil spending in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4?
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 spends approximately $13,324 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Britton-Hecla School District 45-4's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 33% of Britton-Hecla School District 45-4's total expenditure of $6.3M (NCES FY2023).
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