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School district · South Dakota · LEAID 4666930

Spearfish School District 40-2

Spearfish School District 40-2 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (2,438 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Spearfish School District 40-2 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$52,706
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,488
Per-pupil spending
2,438
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in SD
$52,706

Spearfish School District 40-2 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (2,438 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $52,706, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,438 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Spearfish School District 40-2 is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (2,438 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 71st percentile for South Dakota
  • 21st percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Spearfish School District 40-2 ranks #35 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #72 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
  • +12.4% 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, Spearfish School District 40-2's instructional payroll puts 12.2% into special education , 2.5 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 Spearfish School SD median Gap
Regular program 80.5% 79.9% +0.5 pp
Special education 12.2% 9.7% +2.5 pp
Vocational programs 3.5% 5.1% -1.6 pp
Other programs 3.8% 5.1% -1.3 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 4666930 · FY2023.

LEAID 4666930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Spearfish School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P21 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,438 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Winner FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $52,706 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in South Dakota · P21 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Winner ($50est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Spearfish School

Salary neighbourhood · Spearfish School

Spearfish 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 Spearfish School

Spearfish School District 40-2's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$52,706 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. 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
$52,706.341

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
$59,792

+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 Spearfish School District 40-2

What the Numbers Say About Spearfish School District 40-2

Spearfish School District 40-2 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 2,438 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,488. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $52,706, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4666930 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 Spearfish School District 40-2 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (25.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 71% 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, Spearfish School District 40-2 reports $35.3M in total expenditure against $31.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Spearfish School District 40-2 compare?

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

Spearfish School District 40-2 $52,706
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Spearfish School District 40-2 pays -2.7% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $14,488 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, Spearfish School District 40-2 sits closest to Winner School District 59-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Sisseton School District 54-2. 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. Winner School District 59-2
  2. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
  3. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  4. Oglala Lakota County 65-1
  5. Sioux Valley School District 05-5
  6. Beresford School District 61-2
  7. Watertown School District 14-4
  8. Sisseton School District 54-2
  9. Brookings School District 05-1
  10. Todd County School District 66-1
  11. Lennox School District 41-4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Sisseton School District 54-2
  2. Flandreau School District 50-3
  3. Brookings School District 05-1
  4. Aberdeen School District 06-1
  5. Huron School District 02-2
  6. West Central School District 49-7
  7. Dell Rapids School District 49-3
  8. Winner School District 59-2
  9. Watertown School District 14-4
  10. Tea Area School District 41-5
  11. Custer School District 16-1

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Spearfish School District 40-2's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Spearfish School District 40-2: closest on enrollment (2,438 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($52,706 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

$31.7M
Total Revenue
$35.3M
Total Expenditure
$10.9M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.4M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Spearfish School District 40-2: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% 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. Spearfish School District 40-2 places 25 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.

Milbank School District 25-4
$57,788
1,033 students
Dell Rapids School District 49-3
$51,120
982 students
Sisseton School District 54-2
$51,622
979 students
Tri-Valley School District 49-6
$52,359
945 students
Custer School District 16-1
$48,976
911 students
Wagner Community School District 11-4
$55,656
905 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 Spearfish School District 40-2
What is the average teacher salary in Spearfish School District 40-2?

The average teacher salary in Spearfish School District 40-2 is $52,706 (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 Spearfish School District 40-2 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Spearfish School District 40-2 pays 4.5% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $52,706.

How does Spearfish School District 40-2 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Spearfish School District 40-2 pays 25.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $52,706.

What is the per-pupil spending in Spearfish School District 40-2?

Spearfish School District 40-2 spends approximately $14,488 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Spearfish School District 40-2's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Spearfish School District 40-2's total expenditure of $35.3M (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. Spearfish School District 40-2'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.