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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4680441

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (574 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,974
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,831
Per-pupil spending
574
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in SD
$51,974

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (574 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $51,974, below the national average of $70,245, serving 574 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (574 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for South Dakota
  • 19th 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.
  • Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 ranks #44 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #81 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
  • +36.9% 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, Mobridge-Pollock 62-6's instructional payroll puts 7.3% into other programs , 2.2 points above the state median of 5.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 SD median Gap
Regular program 78.5% 79.9% -1.5 pp
Special education 9.6% 9.7% -0.1 pp
Vocational programs 4.6% 5.1% -0.5 pp
Other programs 7.3% 5.1% +2.2 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 4680441 · FY2023.

LEAID 4680441 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P19 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 574 students INSTR-MID 40% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sioux FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,974 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in South Dakota · P19 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sioux (+$164est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

Salary neighbourhood · Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,974 19th percentile higher than 19% 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. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 $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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +36.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 26.8 points, a growth rate faster than 97% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 617 to 574 students (7.0% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,973.952

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
$58,961

+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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

What the Numbers Say About Mobridge-Pollock 62-6

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 574 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,831. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,974, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4680441 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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 64% 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, Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 reports $7.9M in total expenditure against $9.1M 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 $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 compare?

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

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 $51,974
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 pays -4.0% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $13,831 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, Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 sits closest to Sioux Valley School District 05-5; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Elkton School District 05-3. 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. Sioux Valley School District 05-5
  2. Ethan School District 17-1
  3. Montrose School District 43-2
  4. Sisseton School District 54-2
  5. Garretson School District 49-4
  6. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  7. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  8. Willow Lake School District 12-3
  9. Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
  10. Miller 29-4
  11. Todd County School District 66-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Elkton School District 05-3
  2. Flandreau School District 50-3
  3. Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
  4. Colman-Egan School District 50-5
  5. Hill City School District 51-2
  6. Groton Area School District 06-6
  7. Haakon School District 27-1
  8. Centerville School District 60-1
  9. Mount Vernon School District 17-3
  10. Sisseton School District 54-2
  11. Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mobridge-Pollock 62-6's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mobridge-Pollock 62-6: closest on enrollment (574 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,974 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

$9.1M
Total Revenue
$7.9M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
40% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mobridge-Pollock 62-6: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 places 30 of 49 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.

Clark School District 12-2
$46,183
482 students
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
$50,439
476 students
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
$52,965
688 students
Garretson School District 49-4
$52,356
460 students
Miller 29-4
$51,466
457 students
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
$50,762
457 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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6
What is the average teacher salary in Mobridge-Pollock 62-6?

The average teacher salary in Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 is $51,974 (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 Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 pays 3.1% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $51,974.

How does Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 pays 26.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,974.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mobridge-Pollock 62-6?

Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 spends approximately $13,831 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mobridge-Pollock 62-6's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 40% of Mobridge-Pollock 62-6's total expenditure of $7.9M (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. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6'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.