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Milbank School District 25-4

Milbank School District 25-4 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,788 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Milbank School District 25-4 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,788
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$18,411
Per-pupil spending
1,033
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in SD
$57,788

Milbank School District 25-4 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,788 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,788, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,033 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Milbank School District 25-4 sits in the highest third of South Dakota districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,788 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 96th percentile for South Dakota
  • 32nd percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • Milbank School District 25-4 ranks #5 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #34 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
  • +15.8% 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, Milbank School District 25-4's instructional payroll puts 77.6% into regular program , 2.3 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 Milbank School SD median Gap
Regular program 77.6% 79.9% -2.3 pp
Special education 10.4% 9.7% +0.7 pp
Vocational programs 5.0% 5.1% -0.0 pp
Other programs 7.0% 5.1% +1.9 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 4600002 · FY2023.

LEAID 4600002 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Milbank School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,033 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Andes FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,788 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in South Dakota · P32 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Huron ($181est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Milbank School

Salary neighbourhood · Milbank School

Milbank 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 Milbank School

Milbank School District 25-4's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,788 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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. Milbank School District 25-4 $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

Milbank School in South Dakota's upper-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 Milbank School District 25-4 ranks #5 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #34 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

Milbank School District 25-4 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 Milbank School District 25-4

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +15.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 5.7 points, a growth rate faster than 75% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$57,788.331

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
$65,558

+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 Milbank School District 25-4

What the Numbers Say About Milbank School District 25-4

Milbank School District 25-4 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 1,033 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,411. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,788, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4600002 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 Milbank School District 25-4 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 96% 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, Milbank School District 25-4 reports $19.0M in total expenditure against $15.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Milbank School District 25-4 compare?

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

Milbank School District 25-4 $57,788
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Milbank School District 25-4 pays +6.7% more than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $18,411 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, Milbank School District 25-4 sits closest to Andes Central School District 11-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lyman School District 42-1. 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. Andes Central School District 11-1
  2. Chester Area School District 39-1
  3. Huron School District 02-2
  4. Yankton School District 63-3
  5. Dakota Valley School District 61-8
  6. Arlington School District 38-1
  7. Mitchell School District 17-2
  8. Wagner Community School District 11-4
  9. West Central School District 49-7
  10. Pierre School District 32-2
  11. Lemmon School District 52-4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lyman School District 42-1
  2. Wessington Springs School District 36-2
  3. Arlington School District 38-1
  4. Parker School District 60-4
  5. Willow Lake School District 12-3
  6. Freeman School District 33-1
  7. Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
  8. Kimball School District 07-2
  9. New Underwood School District 51-3
  10. Hanson School District 30-1
  11. White River School District 47-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Milbank School District 25-4's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Milbank School District 25-4: closest on enrollment (1,033 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,788 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

$15.0M
Total Revenue
$19.0M
Total Expenditure
$5.0M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.3M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Milbank School District 25-4: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% 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. Only third place separates it from the ceiling: among the 49 districts of comparable size, Milbank School District 25-4 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this South Dakota sample (including Milbank School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Flandreau School District 50-3
$45,690
694 students
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
$52,965
688 students
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
$56,996
1,387 students
West Central School District 49-7
$54,669
1,413 students
Vermillion School District 13-1
$49,365
1,436 students
Baltic School District 49-1
$54,181
608 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 Milbank School District 25-4
What is the average teacher salary in Milbank School District 25-4?

The average teacher salary in Milbank School District 25-4 is $57,788 (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 Milbank School District 25-4 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Milbank School District 25-4 pays 14.6% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $57,788.

How does Milbank School District 25-4 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Milbank School District 25-4 pays 17.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,788.

What is the per-pupil spending in Milbank School District 25-4?

Milbank School District 25-4 spends approximately $18,411 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Milbank School District 25-4's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Milbank School District 25-4's total expenditure of $19.0M (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. Milbank School District 25-4'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.