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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4680437

Kadoka Area School District 35-2

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kadoka Area School District 35-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$48,163
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$35,143
Per-pupil spending
328
Students enrolled
28th
Pct. in SD
$48,163

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $48,163, below the national average of $70,245, serving 328 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (328 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 28th percentile for South Dakota
  • 10th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Kadoka Area School District 35-2 ranks #87 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 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
  • +7.7% 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, Kadoka Area School District 35-2's instructional payroll puts 85.1% into regular program , 5.1 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 Kadoka Area SD median Gap
Regular program 85.1% 79.9% +5.1 pp
Special education 10.7% 9.7% +1.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 5.1% -1.0 pp
Other programs 0.1% 5.1% -5.0 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 4680437 · FY2023.

LEAID 4680437 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kadoka Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P28 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P10 national PPE-HIGH $35K/pupil ENR-TINY 328 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hitchcock FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $48,163 estimated average teacher salary · P28 in South Dakota · P10 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Belle ($16est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kadoka Area

Salary neighbourhood · Kadoka Area

Kadoka Area 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 Kadoka Area

Kadoka Area School District 35-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$48,163 10th percentile higher than 10% 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. 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

Kadoka Area 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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2 ranks #87 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 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

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 10% of districts.
  • It is a very small district (328 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $35,143 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$48,163.265

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
$54,638

+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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2

What the Numbers Say About Kadoka Area School District 35-2

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 328 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,143. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $48,163, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4680437 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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 28% 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, Kadoka Area School District 35-2 reports $11.5M in total expenditure against $12.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% 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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2 compare?

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

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 $48,163
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 pays -11.0% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $35,143 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, Kadoka Area School District 35-2 sits closest to Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dupree School District 64-2. 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. Highmore-Harrold 34-2
  3. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  4. Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
  5. Armour School District 21-1
  6. Hamlin School District 28-3
  7. Estelline School District 28-2
  8. White River School District 47-1
  9. De Smet School District 38-2
  10. Deubrook Area School District 05-6
  11. Wall School District 51-5
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dupree School District 64-2
  2. McLaughlin School District 15-2
  3. Northwestern Area School District 56-7
  4. Corsica-Stickney 21-3
  5. Chamberlain School District 07-1
  6. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  7. Miller 29-4
  8. Castlewood School District 28-1
  9. Deuel School District 19-4
  10. De Smet School District 38-2
  11. Baltic School District 49-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kadoka Area School District 35-2's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kadoka Area School District 35-2: closest on enrollment (328 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($48,163 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

$12.0M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenditure
$2.3M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kadoka Area School District 35-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 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 43 of 50, Kadoka Area School District 35-2 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.

Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
$51,491
386 students
Hanson School District 30-1
$49,050
396 students
Montrose School District 43-2
$52,302
259 students
Freeman School District 33-1
$49,485
404 students
Dupree School District 64-2
$54,282
405 students
Langford Area 45-5
$44,534
242 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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2
What is the average teacher salary in Kadoka Area School District 35-2?

The average teacher salary in Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is $48,163 (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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 pays 4.5% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $48,163.

How does Kadoka Area School District 35-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 pays 31.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $48,163.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kadoka Area School District 35-2?

Kadoka Area School District 35-2 spends approximately $35,143 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kadoka Area School District 35-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Kadoka Area School District 35-2's total expenditure of $11.5M (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. Kadoka Area School District 35-2'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.