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De Smet School District 38-2

De Smet School District 38-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (327 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for De Smet School District 38-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$48,732
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,083
Per-pupil spending
327
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in SD
$48,732

De Smet School District 38-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (327 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $48,732, below the national average of $70,245, serving 327 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: De Smet School District 38-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (327 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 33rd percentile for South Dakota
  • 11th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • De Smet School District 38-2 ranks #81 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 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
  • -13.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4617850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

De Smet F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P11 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-TINY 327 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near White FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $48,732 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in South Dakota · P11 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hamlin ($210est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for De Smet

Salary neighbourhood · De Smet

De Smet trails 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 De Smet

De Smet School District 38-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$48,732 11th percentile higher than 11% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. De Smet School District 38-2 $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

De Smet 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)

est. avg salary

What this shows De Smet School District 38-2 ranks #81 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 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

De Smet School District 38-2 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 De Smet School District 38-2

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -13.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 23.8 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 12.0% here, from 292 students in FY2019 to 327 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 (327 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
$48,731.588

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
$55,283

+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 De Smet School District 38-2

What the Numbers Say About De Smet School District 38-2

De Smet School District 38-2 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 327 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,083. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $48,732, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4617850 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 De Smet School District 38-2 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (30.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 33% 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, De Smet School District 38-2 reports $7.9M in total expenditure against $5.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does De Smet School District 38-2 compare?

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

De Smet School District 38-2 $48,732
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

De Smet School District 38-2 pays -10.0% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $24,083 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, De Smet School District 38-2 sits closest to White River School District 47-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Baltic School District 49-1. 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. White River School District 47-1
  2. Estelline School District 28-2
  3. Wall School District 51-5
  4. Hamlin School District 28-3
  5. Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
  6. Centerville School District 60-1
  7. Custer School District 16-1
  8. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  9. Hanson School District 30-1
  10. Harding County School District 31-1
  11. Kadoka Area School District 35-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Baltic School District 49-1
  2. Webster Area 18-5
  3. Timber Lake School District 20-3
  4. Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
  5. Deuel School District 19-4
  6. Miller 29-4
  7. Wagner Community School District 11-4
  8. Andes Central School District 11-1
  9. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  10. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  11. Bennett County School District 03-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near De Smet School District 38-2's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for De Smet School District 38-2: closest on enrollment (327 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($48,732 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

$5.3M
Total Revenue
$7.9M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in De Smet School District 38-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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 41 of 50, De Smet School District 38-2 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.

View all South Dakota districts →

Other South Dakota Districts

Smaller-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Timber Lake School District 20-3
$50,234
362 students
New Underwood School District 51-3
$47,137
291 students
Centerville School District 60-1
$48,947
290 students
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
$48,518
289 students
Newell School District 09-2
$43,696
289 students
Menno School District 33-2
$49,400
288 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 De Smet School District 38-2
What is the average teacher salary in De Smet School District 38-2?

The average teacher salary in De Smet School District 38-2 is $48,732 (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 De Smet School District 38-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

De Smet School District 38-2 pays 3.4% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $48,732.

How does De Smet School District 38-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

De Smet School District 38-2 pays 30.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $48,732.

What is the per-pupil spending in De Smet School District 38-2?

De Smet School District 38-2 spends approximately $24,083 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of De Smet School District 38-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of De Smet School District 38-2's total expenditure of $7.9M (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. De Smet School District 38-2'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.