School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4625500
Freeman School District 33-1
Freeman School District 33-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (404 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Freeman School District 33-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $49,485
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $17,208
- Per-pupil spending
- 404
- Students enrolled
- 40th
- Pct. in SD
Near benchmark
Freeman School District 33-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (404 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,485, below the national average of $70,245, serving 404 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Freeman School District 33-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (404 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 40th percentile for South Dakota
- 13th 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.
- Freeman School District 33-1 ranks #73 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #39 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
- +6.8% 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, Freeman School District 33-1's instructional payroll puts 86.0% into regular program , 6.1 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 | Freeman School | SD median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 86.0% | 79.9% | +6.1 pp |
| Special education | 7.4% | 9.7% | -2.3 pp |
| Vocational programs | 1.5% | 5.1% | -3.6 pp |
| Other programs | 5.1% | 5.1% | +0.0 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 4625500 · FY2023.
LEAID 4625500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Freeman School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $49,485 estimated average teacher salary · P40 in South Dakota · P13 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vermillion ($120est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Freeman School
Salary neighbourhood · Freeman School
Freeman 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
- Custer · near
Custer · near
$48,976 est. salary
- Vermillion · near
Vermillion · near
$49,365 est. salary
- Freeman
Freeman · this district
$49,485 est. salary
- Canton · near
Canton · near
$50,310 est. salary
- Douglas · top pay
Douglas · top pay
$61,738 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Freeman School
Freeman School District 33-1's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$49,485 13th percentile higher than 13% 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
Freeman 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
- Freeman School District 33-1
Freeman School District 33-1
$49,485 est. avg salary
What this shows Freeman School District 33-1 ranks #73 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #39 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
Freeman School District 33-1 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
- Freeman School District 33-1 $17,208
Freeman School District 33-1
$17,208 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 Freeman School District 33-1
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 3.3 points, a growth rate faster than 40% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 27.4% here, from 317 students in FY2019 to 404 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 (404 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
- $49,485.179
- South Dakota price level
- 88.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $56,138
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 Freeman School District 33-1
What the Numbers Say About Freeman School District 33-1
Freeman School District 33-1 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 404 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,208. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,485, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4625500 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 Freeman School District 33-1 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 40% 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, Freeman School District 33-1 reports $7.0M in total expenditure against $7.1M 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 $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.
How does Freeman School District 33-1 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the South Dakota average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Freeman School District 33-1 pays -8.6% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $17,208 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, Freeman School District 33-1 sits closest to Menno School District 33-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Willow Lake School District 12-3. 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.
- Menno School District 33-2
- Vermillion School District 13-1
- Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
- Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
- Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
- Harding County School District 31-1
- Hanson School District 30-1
- Parker School District 60-4
- Custer School District 16-1
- Centerville School District 60-1
- Corsica-Stickney 21-3
- Willow Lake School District 12-3
- Parker School District 60-4
- Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
- New Underwood School District 51-3
- Lyman School District 42-1
- Hanson School District 30-1
- Langford Area 45-5
- Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
- Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
- Warner School District 06-5
- Wilmot School District 54-7
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Freeman School District 33-1's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Freeman School District 33-1: closest on enrollment (404 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,485 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 Freeman School District 33-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% 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 39 of 50, Freeman School District 33-1 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.
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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 Freeman School District 33-1
What is the average teacher salary in Freeman School District 33-1?
The average teacher salary in Freeman School District 33-1 is $49,485 (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 Freeman School District 33-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?
Freeman School District 33-1 pays 1.9% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $49,485.
How does Freeman School District 33-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?
Freeman School District 33-1 pays 29.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,485.
What is the per-pupil spending in Freeman School District 33-1?
Freeman School District 33-1 spends approximately $17,208 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Freeman School District 33-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 30% of Freeman School District 33-1's total expenditure of $7.0M (NCES FY2023).
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