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Garretson School District 49-4

Garretson School District 49-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (460 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Garretson School District 49-4 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,356
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$12,650
Per-pupil spending
460
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in SD
$52,356

Garretson School District 49-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (460 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,356, below the national average of $70,245, serving 460 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Garretson School District 49-4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (460 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 67th percentile for South Dakota
  • 20th percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Garretson School District 49-4 ranks #40 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #104 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
  • +34.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4626370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Garretson School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P20 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-TINY 460 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Tri-Valley FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,356 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in South Dakota · P20 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tri-Valley (+$3est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Garretson School

Salary neighbourhood · Garretson School

Garretson 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
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National salary distribution for Garretson School

Garretson School District 49-4's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,356 20th percentile higher than 20% 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 Garretson School District 49-4

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +34.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 23.9 points, a growth rate faster than 97% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 512 to 460 students (10.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • It is a very small district (460 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
$52,355.876

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
$59,395

+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 Garretson School District 49-4

What the Numbers Say About Garretson School District 49-4

Garretson School District 49-4 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 460 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,650. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,356, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4626370 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 Garretson School District 49-4 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 67% 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, Garretson School District 49-4 reports $5.8M in total expenditure against $5.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Garretson School District 49-4 compare?

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

Garretson School District 49-4 $52,356
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Garretson School District 49-4 pays -3.3% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $12,650 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, Garretson School District 49-4 sits closest to Tri-Valley School District 49-6; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6. 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. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  2. Montrose School District 43-2
  3. Ethan School District 17-1
  4. Sioux Valley School District 05-5
  5. Lyman School District 42-1
  6. Parkston School District 33-3
  7. Winner School District 59-2
  8. Hill City School District 51-2
  9. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6
  10. Kimball School District 07-2
  11. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
  2. Belle Fourche School District 09-1
  3. Clark School District 12-2
  4. Lennox School District 41-4
  5. Deubrook Area School District 05-6
  6. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
  7. Bon Homme School District 04-2
  8. Canton School District 41-1
  9. Beresford School District 61-2
  10. Ipswich Public School District 22-6
  11. Ethan School District 17-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Garretson School District 49-4's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Garretson School District 49-4: closest on enrollment (460 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,356 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

$5.7M
Total Revenue
$5.8M
Total Expenditure
$2.1M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.2M
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 Garretson School District 49-4: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Garretson School District 49-4 places 29 of 50 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

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
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
$49,840
359 students
Kimball School District 07-2
$52,746
357 students
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
$45,985
352 students
Howard School District 48-3
$50,111
351 students
Mobridge-Pollock 62-6
$51,974
574 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 Garretson School District 49-4
What is the average teacher salary in Garretson School District 49-4?

The average teacher salary in Garretson School District 49-4 is $52,356 (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 Garretson School District 49-4 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Garretson School District 49-4 pays 3.8% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $52,356.

How does Garretson School District 49-4 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Garretson School District 49-4 pays 25.5% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,356.

What is the per-pupil spending in Garretson School District 49-4?

Garretson School District 49-4 spends approximately $12,650 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Garretson School District 49-4's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Garretson School District 49-4's total expenditure of $5.8M (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. Garretson School District 49-4'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.