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Todd County School District 66-1

Todd County School District 66-1 spends $28,028 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Todd County School District 66-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$51,392
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$28,028
Per-pupil spending
2,044
Students enrolled
59th
Pct. in SD
$51,392

Todd County School District 66-1 spends $28,028 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $51,392, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,044 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Todd County School District 66-1 spends $28,028 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure.
  • 59th percentile for South Dakota
  • 18th percentile nationally
  • 21% 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.
  • Todd County School District 66-1 ranks #50 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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
  • +18.8% 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, Todd County School District 66-1's instructional payroll puts 16.2% into special education , 6.4 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 Todd County SD median Gap
Regular program 78.4% 79.9% -1.6 pp
Special education 16.2% 9.7% +6.4 pp
Vocational programs 5.5% 5.1% +0.4 pp
Other programs 0.0% 5.1% -5.1 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 4672090 · FY2023.

LEAID 4672090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Todd County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P59 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P18 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,044 students INSTR-LOW 21% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Platte FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $51,392 estimated average teacher salary · P59 in South Dakota · P18 nationally · 21% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sisseton (+$229est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Todd County

Salary neighbourhood · Todd County

Todd County 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 Todd County

Todd County School District 66-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$51,392 18th percentile higher than 18% 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

Todd County in South Dakota's lower-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 Todd County School District 66-1 ranks #50 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 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

Todd County School District 66-1 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 Todd County School District 66-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 8.7 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,028 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$51,392.237

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
$58,302

+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 Todd County School District 66-1

What the Numbers Say About Todd County School District 66-1

Todd County School District 66-1 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 2,044 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,028. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $51,392, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4672090 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 Todd County School District 66-1 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 59% 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, Todd County School District 66-1 reports $57.3M in total expenditure against $52.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 21% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.

How does Todd County School District 66-1 compare?

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

Todd County School District 66-1 $51,392
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Todd County School District 66-1 pays -5.1% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $28,028 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, Todd County School District 66-1 sits closest to Platte - Geddes School District 11-5; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Deuel School District 19-4. 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. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  2. Sisseton School District 54-2
  3. Dell Rapids School District 49-3
  4. Mobridge-Pollock 62-6
  5. Meade School District 46-1
  6. Deuel School District 19-4
  7. Sioux Valley School District 05-5
  8. Tri-Valley School District 49-6
  9. Canton School District 41-1
  10. Parkston School District 33-3
  11. Winner School District 59-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Deuel School District 19-4
  2. Chamberlain School District 07-1
  3. Baltic School District 49-1
  4. Webster Area 18-5
  5. Vermillion School District 13-1
  6. Wagner Community School District 11-4
  7. Oglala Lakota County 65-1
  8. Harrisburg School District 41-2
  9. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  10. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  11. Milbank School District 25-4

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Todd County School District 66-1: closest on enrollment (2,044 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($51,392 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

$52.2M
Total Revenue
$57.3M
Total Expenditure
$12.3M
Instruction Salaries
21% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.7M
Regular Program
$1.4M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Todd County School District 66-1: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 69% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 31% 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. Todd County School District 66-1 places 33 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.

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Other South Dakota Districts

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

Hill City School District 51-2
$52,711
493 students
Parker School District 60-4
$49,986
491 students
Bennett County School District 03-1
$46,511
490 students
Clark School District 12-2
$46,183
482 students
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
$50,439
476 students
Garretson School District 49-4
$52,356
460 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 Todd County School District 66-1
What is the average teacher salary in Todd County School District 66-1?

The average teacher salary in Todd County School District 66-1 is $51,392 (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 Todd County School District 66-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Todd County School District 66-1 pays 1.9% more than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $51,392.

How does Todd County School District 66-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Todd County School District 66-1 pays 26.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $51,392.

What is the per-pupil spending in Todd County School District 66-1?

Todd County School District 66-1 spends approximately $28,028 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Todd County School District 66-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 21% of Todd County School District 66-1's total expenditure of $57.3M (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. Todd County School District 66-1'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.