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Vermillion School District 13-1

Vermillion School District 13-1 spends $22,781 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Vermillion School District 13-1 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,365
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$22,781
Per-pupil spending
1,436
Students enrolled
38th
Pct. in SD
$49,365

Vermillion School District 13-1 spends $22,781 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $49,365, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,436 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Vermillion School District 13-1 spends $22,781 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable South Dakota districts with a reliable figure.
  • 38th percentile for South Dakota
  • 13th percentile nationally
  • 18% 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.
  • Vermillion School District 13-1 ranks #75 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 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
  • +6.9% 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, Vermillion School District 13-1's instructional payroll puts 85.7% into regular program , 5.8 points above the state median of 79.9%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Dakota district.

Program Vermillion School SD median Gap
Regular program 85.7% 79.9% +5.8 pp
Special education 7.5% 9.7% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 5.1% -2.9 pp
Other programs 4.6% 5.1% -0.5 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 4674370 · FY2023.

LEAID 4674370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Vermillion School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P38 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P13 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,436 students INSTR-LOW 18% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Freeman FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,365 estimated average teacher salary · P38 in South Dakota · P13 nationally · 18% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Custer ($389est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Vermillion School

Salary neighbourhood · Vermillion School

Vermillion School 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 Vermillion School

Vermillion School District 13-1's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,365 13th percentile higher than 13% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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

Vermillion School 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 Vermillion School District 13-1 ranks #75 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 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

Vermillion School District 13-1 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 Vermillion School District 13-1

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +6.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Dakota's statewide +10.1% by 3.2 points, a growth rate faster than 42% of the 146 South Dakota districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 10.7% here, from 1,297 students in FY2019 to 1,436 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$49,365.331

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
$56,002

+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 Vermillion School District 13-1

What the Numbers Say About Vermillion School District 13-1

Vermillion School District 13-1 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 1,436 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,781. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,365, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4674370 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 Vermillion School District 13-1 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 38% 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, Vermillion School District 13-1 reports $32.7M in total expenditure against $20.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 18% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Vermillion School District 13-1 compare?

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

Vermillion School District 13-1 $49,365
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Vermillion School District 13-1 pays -8.8% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $22,781 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, Vermillion School District 13-1 sits closest to Freeman School District 33-1; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Timber Lake School District 20-3. 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. Freeman School District 33-1
  2. Hanson School District 30-1
  3. Custer School District 16-1
  4. Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
  5. Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
  6. Parker School District 60-4
  7. White River School District 47-1
  8. Hamlin School District 28-3
  9. Timber Lake School District 20-3
  10. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  11. Canton School District 41-1
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Timber Lake School District 20-3
  2. Webster Area 18-5
  3. Baltic School District 49-1
  4. Wagner Community School District 11-4
  5. Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
  6. Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
  7. Bennett County School District 03-1
  8. Gregory School District 26-4
  9. White River School District 47-1
  10. Deuel School District 19-4
  11. Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Vermillion School District 13-1: closest on enrollment (1,436 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,365 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

$20.9M
Total Revenue
$32.7M
Total Expenditure
$5.9M
Instruction Salaries
18% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.3M
Regular Program
$0.4M
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 Vermillion School District 13-1: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 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. Placed 39 of 49, Vermillion School District 13-1 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

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

Oglala Lakota County 65-1
$53,183
1,798 students
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

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 Vermillion School District 13-1
What is the average teacher salary in Vermillion School District 13-1?

The average teacher salary in Vermillion School District 13-1 is $49,365 (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 Vermillion School District 13-1 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Vermillion School District 13-1 pays 2.1% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $49,365.

How does Vermillion School District 13-1 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Vermillion School District 13-1 pays 29.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,365.

What is the per-pupil spending in Vermillion School District 13-1?

Vermillion School District 13-1 spends approximately $22,781 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Vermillion School District 13-1's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 18% of Vermillion School District 13-1's total expenditure of $32.7M (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. Vermillion School District 13-1'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.