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Elkton School District 05-3

Elkton School District 05-3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (441 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Elkton School District 05-3 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$44,962
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,828
Per-pupil spending
441
Students enrolled
9th
Pct. in SD
$44,962

Elkton School District 05-3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (441 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $44,962, below the national average of $70,245, serving 441 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Elkton School District 05-3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (441 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 9th percentile for South Dakota
  • 5th percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Elkton School District 05-3 ranks #110 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #82 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
  • +0.5% 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, Elkton School District 05-3's instructional payroll puts 8.9% into other programs , 3.8 points above the state median of 5.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Elkton School SD median Gap
Regular program 77.1% 79.9% -2.8 pp
Special education 9.2% 9.7% -0.6 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 5.1% -0.3 pp
Other programs 8.9% 5.1% +3.8 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 4621390 · FY2023.

LEAID 4621390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Elkton School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P9 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P5 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 441 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hot FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $44,962 estimated average teacher salary · P9 in South Dakota · P5 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hot ($114est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Elkton School

Salary neighbourhood · Elkton School

Elkton School 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 Elkton School

Elkton School District 05-3's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$44,962 5th percentile higher than 5% 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. Elkton School District 05-3 $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

Elkton 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)

est. avg salary

What this shows Elkton School District 05-3 ranks #110 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #82 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

Elkton School District 05-3 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 Elkton School District 05-3

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 5% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 9.6 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 13.4% here, from 389 students in FY2019 to 441 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 (441 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
$44,962.406

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
$51,007

+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 Elkton School District 05-3

What the Numbers Say About Elkton School District 05-3

Elkton School District 05-3 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 441 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,828. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $44,962, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4621390 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 Elkton School District 05-3 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (36.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 9% 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, Elkton School District 05-3 reports $6.1M in total expenditure against $6.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Elkton School District 05-3 compare?

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

Elkton School District 05-3 $44,962
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Elkton School District 05-3 pays -17.0% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $13,828 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, Elkton School District 05-3 sits closest to Hot Springs School District 23-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Mobridge-Pollock 62-6. 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. Hot Springs School District 23-2
  2. Leola School District 44-2
  3. Colman-Egan School District 50-5
  4. Langford Area 45-5
  5. McCook Central School District 43-7
  6. Flandreau School District 50-3
  7. Redfield School District 56-4
  8. Bon Homme School District 04-2
  9. Castlewood School District 28-1
  10. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
  11. Haakon School District 27-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6
  2. Flandreau School District 50-3
  3. Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
  4. Colman-Egan School District 50-5
  5. Groton Area School District 06-6
  6. Hill City School District 51-2
  7. Haakon School District 27-1
  8. Centerville School District 60-1
  9. Mount Vernon School District 17-3
  10. Sisseton School District 54-2
  11. Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Elkton School District 05-3's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Elkton School District 05-3: closest on enrollment (441 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($44,962 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

$6.5M
Total Revenue
$6.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
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 Elkton School District 05-3: 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. At the other end, Elkton School District 05-3 anchors the bottom of the 50-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Stanley County School District 57-1
$53,212
416 students
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
$50,439
476 students
Dupree School District 64-2
$54,282
405 students
Freeman School District 33-1
$49,485
404 students
Clark School District 12-2
$46,183
482 students
Hanson School District 30-1
$49,050
396 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 Elkton School District 05-3
What is the average teacher salary in Elkton School District 05-3?

The average teacher salary in Elkton School District 05-3 is $44,962 (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 Elkton School District 05-3 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Elkton School District 05-3 pays 10.8% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $44,962.

How does Elkton School District 05-3 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Elkton School District 05-3 pays 36.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $44,962.

What is the per-pupil spending in Elkton School District 05-3?

Elkton School District 05-3 spends approximately $13,828 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Elkton School District 05-3's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Elkton School District 05-3's total expenditure of $6.1M (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. Elkton School District 05-3'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.