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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4666270

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (25,122 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sioux Falls School District 49-5 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,143
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$13,239
Per-pupil spending
25,122
Students enrolled
81st
Pct. in SD
$54,143

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (25,122 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,143, below the national average of $70,245, serving 25,122 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (25,122 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 81st percentile for South Dakota
  • 24th 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.
  • Sioux Falls School District 49-5 ranks #23 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #94 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
  • +11.8% 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, Sioux Falls School District 49-5's instructional payroll puts 13.3% into special education , 3.6 points above the state median of 9.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical South Dakota peer.

Program Sioux Falls SD median Gap
Regular program 81.2% 79.9% +1.2 pp
Special education 13.3% 9.7% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.2% 5.1% -1.8 pp
Other programs 2.3% 5.1% -2.8 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 4666270 · FY2023.

LEAID 4666270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sioux Falls F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +7% vs state RANK-ST-MID P81 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P24 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-LARGE 25.1K students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rapid FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,143 estimated average teacher salary · P81 in South Dakota · P24 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Baltic (+$37est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sioux Falls

Salary neighbourhood · Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls School District 49-5's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,143 24th percentile higher than 24% 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. 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,143.331

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
$61,423

+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 Sioux Falls School District 49-5

What the Numbers Say About Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is a mid-sized school district in South Dakota, serving 25,122 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,239. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,143, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4666270 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 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 7.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 81% 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, Sioux Falls School District 49-5 reports $332.6M in total expenditure against $344.5M 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 $74.0M, special-education teacher pay is $12.1M.

How does Sioux Falls School District 49-5 compare?

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

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
Rapid City Area School District 51-4 $50,834
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 pays +6.5% more than Rapid City Area School District 51-4 · per-pupil $13,239 vs $12,952

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

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 is Sioux Falls School District 49-5's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rapid City Area School District 51-4

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sioux Falls School District 49-5's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sioux Falls School District 49-5: closest on enrollment (25,122 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,143 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

$344.5M
Total Revenue
$332.6M
Total Expenditure
$115.3M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$74.0M
Regular Program
$12.1M
Special Education
$3.0M
Vocational
$2.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Sioux Falls School District 49-5: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Sioux Falls School District 49-5 places 18 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

Large-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Vermillion School District 13-1
$49,365
1,436 students
West Central School District 49-7
$54,669
1,413 students
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
$56,996
1,387 students
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
$48,147
1,329 students
Lennox School District 41-4
$54,084
1,211 students
Madison Central School District 39-2
$54,434
1,147 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 Sioux Falls School District 49-5
What is the average teacher salary in Sioux Falls School District 49-5?

The average teacher salary in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is $54,143 (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 Sioux Falls School District 49-5 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 pays 7.4% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $54,143.

How does Sioux Falls School District 49-5 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 pays 22.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,143.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sioux Falls School District 49-5?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 spends approximately $13,239 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sioux Falls School District 49-5's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Sioux Falls School District 49-5's total expenditure of $332.6M (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. Sioux Falls School District 49-5'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.