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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4680440

Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Highmore-Harrold 34-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,865
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,883
Per-pupil spending
222
Students enrolled
26th
Pct. in SD
$47,865

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,865, below the national average of $70,245, serving 222 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Highmore-Harrold 34-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (222 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 26th percentile for South Dakota
  • 9th percentile nationally
  • 40% 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.
  • Highmore-Harrold 34-2 ranks #90 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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, Highmore-Harrold 34-2's instructional payroll puts 75.4% into regular program , 4.6 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2 SD median Gap
Regular program 75.4% 79.9% -4.6 pp
Special education 8.3% 9.7% -1.5 pp
Vocational programs 7.9% 5.1% +2.8 pp
Other programs 8.5% 5.1% +3.4 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 4680440 · FY2023.

LEAID 4680440 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P26 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P9 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-TINY 222 students INSTR-MID 40% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hitchcock FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,865 estimated average teacher salary · P26 in South Dakota · P9 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Belle (+$283est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Salary neighbourhood · Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 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
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National salary distribution for Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Highmore-Harrold 34-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,865 9th percentile higher than 9% 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. Highmore-Harrold 34-2 $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

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2 ranks #90 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 9% of districts.
  • 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 fell from 244 to 222 students (9.0% 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 (222 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
$47,864.769

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
$54,300

+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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2

What the Numbers Say About Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 222 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,883. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,865, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4680440 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 26% 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, Highmore-Harrold 34-2 reports $3.3M in total expenditure against $4.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 40% 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2 compare?

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

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 $47,865
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 pays -11.6% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $14,883 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, Highmore-Harrold 34-2 sits closest to Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Newell School District 09-2. 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. Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
  2. Armour School District 21-1
  3. Kadoka Area School District 35-2
  4. Deubrook Area School District 05-6
  5. Mount Vernon School District 17-3
  6. Iroquois School District 02-3
  7. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  8. Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
  9. Hamlin School District 28-3
  10. New Underwood School District 51-3
  11. Estelline School District 28-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Newell School District 09-2
  2. Burke School District 26-2
  3. Parkston School District 33-3
  4. Rosholt School District 54-4
  5. Redfield School District 56-4
  6. Montrose School District 43-2
  7. Woonsocket School District 55-4
  8. Sanborn Central School District 55-5
  9. Armour School District 21-1
  10. Howard School District 48-3
  11. Plankinton School District 01-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Highmore-Harrold 34-2's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Highmore-Harrold 34-2: closest on enrollment (222 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,865 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

$4.4M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.3M
Instruction Salaries
40% 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 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 44 of 50, Highmore-Harrold 34-2 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.

Mount Vernon School District 17-3
$47,393
273 students
Estelline School District 28-2
$48,628
274 students
Corsica-Stickney 21-3
$50,044
276 students
Lemmon School District 52-4
$54,542
283 students
Ethan School District 17-1
$52,218
283 students
Wall School District 51-5
$48,871
283 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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2
What is the average teacher salary in Highmore-Harrold 34-2?

The average teacher salary in Highmore-Harrold 34-2 is $47,865 (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 Highmore-Harrold 34-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 pays 5.1% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $47,865.

How does Highmore-Harrold 34-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 pays 31.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,865.

What is the per-pupil spending in Highmore-Harrold 34-2?

Highmore-Harrold 34-2 spends approximately $14,883 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Highmore-Harrold 34-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 40% of Highmore-Harrold 34-2's total expenditure of $3.3M (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. Highmore-Harrold 34-2'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.