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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4608520

Brookings School District 05-1

Brookings School District 05-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (3,431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Brookings School District 05-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,796
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,182
Per-pupil spending
3,431
Students enrolled
79th
Pct. in SD
$53,796

Brookings School District 05-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (3,431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,796, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,431 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Brookings School District 05-1 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (3,431 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 79th percentile for South Dakota
  • 23rd 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.
  • Brookings School District 05-1 ranks #25 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #62 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
  • +14.0% 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, Brookings School District 05-1's instructional payroll puts 82.7% into regular program , 2.8 points above the state median of 79.9%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Dakota district.

Program Brookings School SD median Gap
Regular program 82.7% 79.9% +2.8 pp
Special education 9.6% 9.7% -0.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 5.1% -2.5 pp
Other programs 5.0% 5.1% -0.1 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 4608520 · FY2023.

LEAID 4608520 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Brookings School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P79 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 3,431 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Watertown FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,796 estimated average teacher salary · P79 in South Dakota · P23 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Watertown ($200est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Brookings School

Salary neighbourhood · Brookings School

Brookings 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 Brookings School

Brookings School District 05-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,796 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

What stands out about Brookings School District 05-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +14.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 3.9 points, a growth rate faster than 69% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$53,796.16

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
$61,029

+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 Brookings School District 05-1

What the Numbers Say About Brookings School District 05-1

Brookings School District 05-1 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Dakota, serving 3,431 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,182. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,796, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4608520 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 Brookings School District 05-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 6.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 79% 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, Brookings School District 05-1 reports $52.1M in total expenditure against $49.3M 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 $10.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Brookings School District 05-1 compare?

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

Brookings School District 05-1 $53,796
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Brookings School District 05-1 pays -0.6% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $15,182 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, Brookings School District 05-1 sits closest to Watertown School District 14-4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Spearfish School District 40-2. 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. Watertown School District 14-4
  2. Lennox School District 41-4
  3. Oglala Lakota County 65-1
  4. Madison Central School District 39-2
  5. Tea Area School District 41-5
  6. Pierre School District 32-2
  7. West Central School District 49-7
  8. Spearfish School District 40-2
  9. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  10. Wagner Community School District 11-4
  11. Mitchell School District 17-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Spearfish School District 40-2
  2. Custer School District 16-1
  3. Sisseton School District 54-2
  4. Aberdeen School District 06-1
  5. Huron School District 02-2
  6. West Central School District 49-7
  7. Dell Rapids School District 49-3
  8. Watertown School District 14-4
  9. Tea Area School District 41-5
  10. Pierre School District 32-2
  11. Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Brookings School District 05-1's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Brookings School District 05-1: closest on enrollment (3,431 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,796 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

$49.3M
Total Revenue
$52.1M
Total Expenditure
$17.2M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.5M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Brookings School District 05-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% 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. Brookings School District 05-1 places 20 of 49 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Huron School District 02-2
$57,607
2,917 students
Pierre School District 32-2
$54,542
2,762 students
Douglas School District 51-1
$61,738
2,750 students
Mitchell School District 17-2
$55,929
2,735 students
Aberdeen School District 06-1
$56,037
4,326 students
Spearfish School District 40-2
$52,706
2,438 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 Brookings School District 05-1
What is the average teacher salary in Brookings School District 05-1?

The average teacher salary in Brookings School District 05-1 is $53,796 (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 Brookings School District 05-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Brookings School District 05-1 pays 6.7% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $53,796.

How does Brookings School District 05-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Brookings School District 05-1 pays 23.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,796.

What is the per-pupil spending in Brookings School District 05-1?

Brookings School District 05-1 spends approximately $15,182 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Brookings School District 05-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Brookings School District 05-1's total expenditure of $52.1M (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. Brookings School District 05-1'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.