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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4640860

Langford Area 45-5

Langford Area 45-5 sits in the lowest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,534 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Langford Area 45-5 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$44,534
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,620
Per-pupil spending
242
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in SD
$44,534

Langford Area 45-5 sits in the lowest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,534 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $44,534, below the national average of $70,245, serving 242 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Langford Area 45-5 sits in the lowest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $44,534 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for South Dakota
  • 4th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Langford Area 45-5 ranks #114 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 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
  • +9.9% 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, Langford Area 45-5's instructional payroll puts 74.9% into regular program , 5.1 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 Langford Area SD median Gap
Regular program 74.9% 79.9% -5.1 pp
Special education 13.3% 9.7% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 7.1% 5.1% +2.0 pp
Other programs 4.8% 5.1% -0.3 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 4640860 · FY2023.

LEAID 4640860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Langford Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P4 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-TINY 242 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Colman-Egan FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $44,534 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in South Dakota · P4 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hot (+$314est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Langford Area

Salary neighbourhood · Langford Area

Langford 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
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National salary distribution for Langford Area

Langford Area 45-5's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$44,534 4th percentile higher than 4% 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. Langford Area 45-5 $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

Langford 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 Langford Area 45-5 ranks #114 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #43 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

Langford Area 45-5 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 Langford Area 45-5

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 4% of districts.
  • Enrolment grew 7.1% here, from 226 students in FY2019 to 242 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 (242 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
$44,534.241

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
$50,522

+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 Langford Area 45-5

What the Numbers Say About Langford Area 45-5

Langford Area 45-5 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 242 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,620. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $44,534, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4640860 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 Langford Area 45-5 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (36.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 6% 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, Langford Area 45-5 reports $4.0M in total expenditure against $3.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% 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 Langford Area 45-5 compare?

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

Langford Area 45-5 $44,534
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Langford Area 45-5 pays -17.7% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $16,620 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, Langford Area 45-5 sits closest to Colman-Egan School District 50-5; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hanson School District 30-1. 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. Colman-Egan School District 50-5
  2. Leola School District 44-2
  3. Hot Springs School District 23-2
  4. Bon Homme School District 04-2
  5. Elkton School District 05-3
  6. Newell School District 09-2
  7. McCook Central School District 43-7
  8. Flandreau School District 50-3
  9. Redfield School District 56-4
  10. Castlewood School District 28-1
  11. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hanson School District 30-1
  2. Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
  3. Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
  4. Warner School District 06-5
  5. New Underwood School District 51-3
  6. Waverly School District 14-5
  7. Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
  8. Estelline School District 28-2
  9. Canistota School District 43-1
  10. Gettysburg School District 53-1
  11. Freeman School District 33-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Langford Area 45-5's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Langford Area 45-5: closest on enrollment (242 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($44,534 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

$3.7M
Total Revenue
$4.0M
Total Expenditure
$1.4M
Instruction Salaries
35% 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 Langford Area 45-5: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 74% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 26% 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. At the other end, Langford Area 45-5 anchors the bottom of the 50-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

New Underwood School District 51-3
$47,137
291 students
Canistota School District 43-1
$51,010
293 students
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
$50,118
293 students
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
$44,707
296 students
Scotland School District 04-3
$46,197
297 students
Arlington School District 38-1
$56,190
303 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 Langford Area 45-5
What is the average teacher salary in Langford Area 45-5?

The average teacher salary in Langford Area 45-5 is $44,534 (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 Langford Area 45-5 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Langford Area 45-5 pays 11.7% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $44,534.

How does Langford Area 45-5 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Langford Area 45-5 pays 36.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $44,534.

What is the per-pupil spending in Langford Area 45-5?

Langford Area 45-5 spends approximately $16,620 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Langford Area 45-5's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Langford Area 45-5's total expenditure of $4.0M (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. Langford Area 45-5'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.