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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4638220

Kimball School District 07-2

Kimball School District 07-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Kimball School District 07-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,746
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,854
Per-pupil spending
357
Students enrolled
73rd
Pct. in SD
$52,746

Kimball School District 07-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,746, below the national average of $70,245, serving 357 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Kimball School District 07-2 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (357 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 73rd percentile for South Dakota
  • 21st percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Kimball School District 07-2 ranks #33 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #29 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
  • +11.6% 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, Kimball School District 07-2's instructional payroll puts 12.6% into vocational programs , 7.5 points above the state median of 5.1%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical South Dakota peer.

Program Kimball School SD median Gap
Regular program 75.0% 79.9% -4.9 pp
Special education 8.5% 9.7% -1.2 pp
Vocational programs 12.6% 5.1% +7.5 pp
Other programs 3.9% 5.1% -1.2 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 4638220 · FY2023.

LEAID 4638220 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Kimball School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P73 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P21 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-TINY 357 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Hill FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,746 estimated average teacher salary · P73 in South Dakota · P21 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spearfish ($39est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Kimball School

Salary neighbourhood · Kimball School

Kimball 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Kimball School

Kimball School District 07-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,746 21st percentile higher than 21% 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. Kimball School District 07-2 $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

What stands out about Kimball School District 07-2

  • Enrolment grew 10.2% here, from 324 students in FY2019 to 357 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 (357 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
$52,745.807

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
$59,837

+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 Kimball School District 07-2

What the Numbers Say About Kimball School District 07-2

Kimball School District 07-2 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 357 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,854. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,746, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4638220 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 Kimball School District 07-2 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 73% 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, Kimball School District 07-2 reports $7.1M in total expenditure against $5.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Kimball School District 07-2 compare?

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

Kimball School District 07-2 $52,746
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Kimball School District 07-2 pays -2.6% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $19,854 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, Kimball School District 07-2 sits closest to Hill City School District 51-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Harding County School District 31-1. 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. Hill City School District 51-2
  2. Winner School District 59-2
  3. Parkston School District 33-3
  4. Lyman School District 42-1
  5. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
  6. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  7. Garretson School District 49-4
  8. Burke School District 26-2
  9. Montrose School District 43-2
  10. Stanley County School District 57-1
  11. McLaughlin School District 15-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Harding County School District 31-1
  2. White River School District 47-1
  3. Gregory School District 26-4
  4. Arlington School District 38-1
  5. Wessington Springs School District 36-2
  6. Bennett County School District 03-1
  7. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  8. Avon School District 04-1
  9. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  10. Andes Central School District 11-1
  11. Leola School District 44-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Kimball School District 07-2's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Kimball School District 07-2: closest on enrollment (357 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,746 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
$7.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.8M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Kimball School District 07-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Kimball School District 07-2 places 25 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.

Arlington School District 38-1
$56,190
303 students
Stanley County School District 57-1
$53,212
416 students
Scotland School District 04-3
$46,197
297 students
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
$49,772
418 students
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
$44,707
296 students
White River School District 47-1
$48,647
419 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 Kimball School District 07-2
What is the average teacher salary in Kimball School District 07-2?

The average teacher salary in Kimball School District 07-2 is $52,746 (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 Kimball School District 07-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Kimball School District 07-2 pays 4.6% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $52,746.

How does Kimball School District 07-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Kimball School District 07-2 pays 24.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,746.

What is the per-pupil spending in Kimball School District 07-2?

Kimball School District 07-2 spends approximately $19,854 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Kimball School District 07-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Kimball School District 07-2's total expenditure of $7.1M (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. Kimball School District 07-2'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.