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Florence School District 14-1

Florence School District 14-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (308 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Florence School District 14-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,594
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,403
Per-pupil spending
308
Students enrolled
50th
Pct. in SD
$50,594

Florence School District 14-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (308 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $50,594, below the national average of $70,245, serving 308 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Florence School District 14-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (308 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 50th percentile for South Dakota
  • 16th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Florence School District 14-1 ranks #60 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #75 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
  • +14.3% 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, Florence School District 14-1's instructional payroll puts 76.4% into regular program , 3.6 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 Florence School SD median Gap
Regular program 76.4% 79.9% -3.6 pp
Special education 12.8% 9.7% +3.1 pp
Vocational programs 5.0% 5.1% -0.1 pp
Other programs 5.9% 5.1% +0.8 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 4624540 · FY2023.

LEAID 4624540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Florence School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P50 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P16 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 308 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rosholt FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,594 estimated average teacher salary · P50 in South Dakota · P16 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Meade (+$207est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Florence School

Salary neighbourhood · Florence School

Florence 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).

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

Florence School District 14-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,594 16th percentile higher than 16% 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

Florence 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 Florence School District 14-1 ranks #60 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #75 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

Florence School District 14-1 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 Florence School District 14-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +14.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 4.2 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 11.2% here, from 277 students in FY2019 to 308 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 (308 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
$50,593.607

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
$57,396

+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 Florence School District 14-1

What the Numbers Say About Florence School District 14-1

Florence School District 14-1 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 308 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,403. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,594, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4624540 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 Florence School District 14-1 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.0% 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, Florence School District 14-1 reports $4.4M in total expenditure against $4.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Florence School District 14-1 compare?

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

Florence School District 14-1 $50,594
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Florence School District 14-1 pays -6.6% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $14,403 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, Florence School District 14-1 sits closest to Rosholt School District 54-4; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is McCook Central School District 43-7. 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.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Rosholt School District 54-4
  2. Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
  3. Warner School District 06-5
  4. Ipswich Public School District 22-6
  5. Deuel School District 19-4
  6. Canton School District 41-1
  7. Avon School District 04-1
  8. Timber Lake School District 20-3
  9. Canistota School District 43-1
  10. Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
  11. Howard School District 48-3
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. McCook Central School District 43-7
  2. Stanley County School District 57-1
  3. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
  4. Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
  5. Sisseton School District 54-2
  6. Montrose School District 43-2
  7. Redfield School District 56-4
  8. Rosholt School District 54-4
  9. Newell School District 09-2
  10. Highmore-Harrold 34-2
  11. Hill City School District 51-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Florence School District 14-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Florence School District 14-1: closest on enrollment (308 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,594 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

$4.1M
Total Revenue
$4.4M
Total Expenditure
$1.3M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.8M
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 Florence School District 14-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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, Florence School District 14-1 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.

Rosholt School District 54-4
$50,674
231 students
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
$49,781
231 students
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
$51,491
386 students
Avon School District 04-1
$50,257
224 students
Harding County School District 31-1
$49,058
224 students
Highmore-Harrold 34-2
$47,865
222 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 Florence School District 14-1
What is the average teacher salary in Florence School District 14-1?

The average teacher salary in Florence School District 14-1 is $50,594 (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 Florence School District 14-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Florence School District 14-1 pays 0.3% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $50,594.

How does Florence School District 14-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Florence School District 14-1 pays 28.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,594.

What is the per-pupil spending in Florence School District 14-1?

Florence School District 14-1 spends approximately $14,403 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Florence School District 14-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Florence School District 14-1's total expenditure of $4.4M (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. Florence School District 14-1'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.