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Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (359 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,840
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,460
Per-pupil spending
359
Students enrolled
42nd
Pct. in SD
$49,840

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (359 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $49,840, below the national average of $70,245, serving 359 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable South Dakota districts (359 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 42nd percentile for South Dakota
  • 14th 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.
  • Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 ranks #70 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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
  • +9.0% 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, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6's instructional payroll puts 74.5% into regular program , 5.4 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 Wolsey Wessington SD median Gap
Regular program 74.5% 79.9% -5.4 pp
Special education 10.7% 9.7% +1.0 pp
Vocational programs 6.2% 5.1% +1.1 pp
Other programs 8.6% 5.1% +3.5 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 4680100 · FY2023.

LEAID 4680100 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Wolsey Wessington F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P42 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P14 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-TINY 359 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Agar-Blunt-Onida FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,840 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in South Dakota · P14 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Canton (+$470est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Wolsey Wessington

Salary neighbourhood · Wolsey Wessington

Wolsey Wessington 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 Wolsey Wessington

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,840 14th percentile higher than 14% 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

Wolsey Wessington 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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 ranks #70 of 121 South Dakota districts by estimated teacher salary and #73 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

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6

  • It is a very small district (359 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
$49,840.256

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
$56,541

+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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6

What the Numbers Say About Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is a small school district in South Dakota, serving 359 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,460. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,840, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4680100 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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Dakota, it pays more than 42% 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, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 reports $5.2M in total expenditure against $5.9M 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 $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 compare?

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

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 $49,840
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 $54,143
South Dakota avg $50,422
National avg $70,245

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 pays -7.9% less than Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · per-pupil $14,460 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, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 sits closest to Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is McCook Central School District 43-7. 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. Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
  2. Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
  3. Parker School District 60-4
  4. Corsica-Stickney 21-3
  5. Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
  6. Howard School District 48-3
  7. Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
  8. Freeman School District 33-1
  9. Timber Lake School District 20-3
  10. Avon School District 04-1
  11. Menno School District 33-2
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. McCook Central School District 43-7
  2. Florence School District 14-1
  3. Stanley County School District 57-1
  4. Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
  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. Highmore-Harrold 34-2
  11. Burke School District 26-2

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6: closest on enrollment (359 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,840 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

$5.9M
Total Revenue
$5.2M
Total Expenditure
$1.6M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6: 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. Placed 39 of 50, Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 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

Smaller-district sample from 120 South Dakota peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Mount Vernon School District 17-3
$47,393
273 students
Kimball School District 07-2
$52,746
357 students
Eagle Butte School District 20-1
$61,852
362 students
Timber Lake School District 20-3
$50,234
362 students
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
$45,985
352 students
Howard School District 48-3
$50,111
351 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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
What is the average teacher salary in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6?

The average teacher salary in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 is $49,840 (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 Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 teacher pay compare to the South Dakota average?

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 pays 1.2% less than the South Dakota state average of $50,422. The district's average is $49,840.

How does Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 pays 29.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,840.

What is the per-pupil spending in Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6?

Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 spends approximately $14,460 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6's total expenditure of $5.2M (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. Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6'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.