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Stanley County School District 57-1

Stanley County School District 57-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Stanley County School District 57-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,212
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,387
Per-pupil spending
416
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in SD
$53,212

Stanley County School District 57-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,212, below the national average of $70,245, serving 416 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Stanley County School District 57-1 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (416 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for South Dakota
  • 22nd percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Stanley County School District 57-1 ranks #29 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 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
  • +24.9% 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, Stanley County School District 57-1's instructional payroll puts 73.5% into regular program , 6.4 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 Stanley County SD median Gap
Regular program 73.5% 79.9% -6.4 pp
Special education 11.0% 9.7% +1.3 pp
Vocational programs 7.0% 5.1% +1.9 pp
Other programs 8.5% 5.1% +3.4 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 4624850 · FY2023.

LEAID 4624850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Stanley County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P22 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 416 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near McLaughlin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,212 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in South Dakota · P22 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Oglala ($29est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Stanley County

Salary neighbourhood · Stanley County

Stanley County 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 Stanley County

Stanley County School District 57-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,212 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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

What stands out about Stanley County School District 57-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +24.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 14.8 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (416 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
$53,211.806

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
$60,366

+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 Stanley County School District 57-1

What the Numbers Say About Stanley County School District 57-1

Stanley County School District 57-1 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 416 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,387. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,212, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4624850 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 Stanley County School District 57-1 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (24.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 76% 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, Stanley County School District 57-1 reports $6.0M in total expenditure against $7.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Stanley County School District 57-1 compare?

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

Stanley County School District 57-1 $53,212
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Stanley County School District 57-1 pays -1.7% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $14,387 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, Stanley County School District 57-1 sits closest to McLaughlin School District 15-2; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Florence School District 14-1. 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. McLaughlin School District 15-2
  2. Burke School District 26-2
  3. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
  4. Beresford School District 61-2
  5. Kimball School District 07-2
  6. Hill City School District 51-2
  7. Winner School District 59-2
  8. Parkston School District 33-3
  9. Lyman School District 42-1
  10. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  11. Garretson School District 49-4
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Florence School District 14-1
  2. McCook Central School District 43-7
  3. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
  4. Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
  5. Sisseton School District 54-2
  6. Montrose School District 43-2
  7. Redfield School District 56-4
  8. Rosholt School District 54-4
  9. Newell School District 09-2
  10. Hill City School District 51-2
  11. Highmore-Harrold 34-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Stanley County School District 57-1's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Stanley County School District 57-1: closest on enrollment (416 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,212 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

$7.2M
Total Revenue
$6.0M
Total Expenditure
$2.3M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.4M
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 Stanley County School District 57-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Stanley County School District 57-1 places 23 of 50 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.

McCook Central School District 43-7
$45,429
434 students
Hanson School District 30-1
$49,050
396 students
Elkton School District 05-3
$44,962
441 students
McLaughlin School District 15-2
$53,218
442 students
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
$51,491
386 students
Miller 29-4
$51,466
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 Stanley County School District 57-1
What is the average teacher salary in Stanley County School District 57-1?

The average teacher salary in Stanley County School District 57-1 is $53,212 (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 Stanley County School District 57-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Stanley County School District 57-1 pays 5.5% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $53,212.

How does Stanley County School District 57-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Stanley County School District 57-1 pays 24.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,212.

What is the per-pupil spending in Stanley County School District 57-1?

Stanley County School District 57-1 spends approximately $14,387 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Stanley County School District 57-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Stanley County School District 57-1's total expenditure of $6.0M (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. Stanley County School District 57-1'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.