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South Dakota School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 149
Median expenditures $5.5M
25th–75th percentile $3.7M  –  $10.2M
Total spend $1.94B
  1. #1
    Sioux Falls School District 49-5
    FY 2022 pop. 24,957
    Expenditures $311.8M
    Revenue $331.5M
  2. #2
    Rapid CITY AREA School District 51-4
    FY 2022 pop. 12,847
    Expenditures $154.0M
    Revenue $166.3M
  3. #3
    Harrisburg School District 41-2
    FY 2022 pop. 5,737
    Expenditures $92.0M
    Revenue $80.4M
  4. #4
    Brandon Valley School District 49-2
    FY 2022 pop. 4,901
    Expenditures $54.6M
    Revenue $58.3M
  5. #5
    Aberdeen School District 6-1
    FY 2022 pop. 4,419
    Expenditures $50.9M
    Revenue $55.8M
  6. #6
    Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,840
    Expenditures $50.6M
    Revenue $51.5M
  7. #7
    Watertown School District 14-4
    FY 2022 pop. 3,930
    Expenditures $48.8M
    Revenue $46.6M
  8. #8
    Brookings School District 5-1
    FY 2022 pop. 3,398
    Expenditures $39.0M
    Revenue $42.8M
  9. #9
    Huron School District 2-2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,849
    Expenditures $38.5M
    Revenue $40.0M
  10. #10
    TODD County School District 66-1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,000
    Expenditures $38.2M
    Revenue $44.8M
  11. #11
    Douglas School District 51-1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,804
    Expenditures $35.9M
    Revenue $34.0M
  12. #12
    Meade School District 46-1
    FY 2022 pop. 3,093
    Expenditures $33.4M
    Revenue $36.2M
  13. #13
    Yankton School District 63-3
    FY 2022 pop. 3,006
    Expenditures $33.2M
    Revenue $36.7M
  14. #14
    Pierre School District 32-2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,802
    Expenditures $31.7M
    Revenue $32.4M
  15. #15
    Mitchell School District 17-2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,729
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $34.1M
  16. #16
    Spearfish School District 40-2
    FY 2022 pop. 2,398
    Expenditures $28.0M
    Revenue $28.4M
  17. #17
    TEA AREA School District 41-5
    FY 2022 pop. 2,243
    Expenditures $25.0M
    Revenue $25.5M
  18. #18
    Wagner Community School District 11-4
    FY 2022 pop. 915
    Expenditures $23.4M
    Revenue $19.4M
  19. #19
    TRI Valley School District 49-6
    FY 2022 pop. 972
    Expenditures $21.5M
    Revenue $12.7M
  20. #20
    Custer School District 16-1
    FY 2022 pop. 922
    Expenditures $18.8M
    Revenue $16.2M
  21. #21
    WEST Central School District 49-7
    FY 2022 pop. 1,429
    Expenditures $16.6M
    Revenue $18.0M
  22. #22
    Vermillion School District 13-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,391
    Expenditures $16.0M
    Revenue $17.6M
  23. #23
    Lennox School District 41-4
    FY 2022 pop. 1,204
    Expenditures $15.6M
    Revenue $15.1M
  24. #24
    Belle Fourche School District 9-1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,350
    Expenditures $15.5M
    Revenue $16.3M
  25. #25
    Dakota Valley School District 61-8
    FY 2022 pop. 1,373
    Expenditures $15.5M
    Revenue $18.5M
  26. #26
    Miller School District 29-4
    FY 2022 pop. 447
    Expenditures $15.2M
    Revenue $7.8M
  27. #27
    Milbank School District 25-4
    FY 2022 pop. 1,000
    Expenditures $14.4M
    Revenue $14.6M
  28. #28
    Eagle Butte School District 20-1
    FY 2022 pop. 345
    Expenditures $14.2M
    Revenue $11.7M
  29. #29
    Chamberlain School District 7-1
    FY 2022 pop. 868
    Expenditures $14.0M
    Revenue $14.0M
  30. #30
    Madison Central School District 39-2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,139
    Expenditures $12.7M
    Revenue $14.4M
  31. #31
    Lead-deadwood School District 40-1
    FY 2022 pop. 699
    Expenditures $12.5M
    Revenue $12.8M
  32. #32
    DELL Rapids School District 49-3
    FY 2022 pop. 985
    Expenditures $12.2M
    Revenue $13.6M
  33. #33
    Sisseton School District 54-2
    FY 2022 pop. 950
    Expenditures $12.2M
    Revenue $16.9M
  34. #34
    Bennett County HIGH School District 3-1
    FY 2022 pop. 522
    Expenditures $12.0M
    Revenue $12.4M
  35. #35
    Mclaughlin School District 15-2
    FY 2022 pop. 434
    Expenditures $11.5M
    Revenue $12.9M
  36. #36
    Canton School District 41-1
    FY 2022 pop. 876
    Expenditures $11.0M
    Revenue $11.0M
  37. #37
    Winner School District 59-2
    FY 2022 pop. 772
    Expenditures $10.3M
    Revenue $10.6M
  38. #38
    Parker School District 60-4
    FY 2022 pop. 484
    Expenditures $10.2M
    Revenue $5.9M
  39. #39
    Deubrook AREA School District 05-6
    FY 2022 pop. 416
    Expenditures $9.6M
    Revenue $6.4M
  40. #40
    Hamlin School District 28-3
    FY 2022 pop. 884
    Expenditures $9.3M
    Revenue $10.3M
  41. #41
    HOT Springs School District 23-2
    FY 2022 pop. 780
    Expenditures $9.2M
    Revenue $10.2M
  42. #42
    Flandreau School District 50-3
    FY 2022 pop. 720
    Expenditures $9.2M
    Revenue $9.9M
  43. #43
    Sioux Valley School District 5-5
    FY 2022 pop. 693
    Expenditures $9.0M
    Revenue $8.9M
  44. #44
    Beresford School District 61-2
    FY 2022 pop. 715
    Expenditures $8.9M
    Revenue $9.7M
  45. #45
    Dupree School District 64-2
    FY 2022 pop. 391
    Expenditures $8.6M
    Revenue $8.8M
  46. #46
    Mobridge-pollock School District 62-6
    FY 2022 pop. 621
    Expenditures $8.2M
    Revenue $7.4M
  47. #47
    ELK Point-jefferson School District 61-7
    FY 2022 pop. 693
    Expenditures $8.1M
    Revenue $8.5M
  48. #48
    Lemmon School District 52-4
    FY 2022 pop. 272
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $5.1M
  49. #49
    Timber LAKE School District 20-3
    FY 2022 pop. 351
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $9.8M
  50. #50
    Platte-geddes School District 11-5
    FY 2022 pop. 499
    Expenditures $7.4M
    Revenue $7.4M
  51. #51
    Groton AREA School District 6-6
    FY 2022 pop. 599
    Expenditures $7.3M
    Revenue $8.1M
  52. #52
    Rosholt School District 54-4
    FY 2022 pop. 242
    Expenditures $7.1M
    Revenue $5.1M
  53. #53
    White River School District 47-1
    FY 2022 pop. 383
    Expenditures $7.0M
    Revenue $8.0M
  54. #54
    Redfield School District 56-4
    FY 2022 pop. 596
    Expenditures $6.9M
    Revenue $8.6M
  55. #55
    BON Homme School District 4-2
    FY 2022 pop. 575
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $7.6M
  56. #56
    Webster AREA School District 18-5
    FY 2022 pop. 552
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $7.9M
  57. #57
    Deuel School District 19-4
    FY 2022 pop. 558
    Expenditures $6.7M
    Revenue $6.7M
  58. #58
    Andes Central School District 11-1
    FY 2022 pop. 348
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $8.3M
  59. #59
    Parkston School District 33-3
    FY 2022 pop. 549
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.9M
  60. #60
    Elkton School District 5-3
    FY 2022 pop. 430
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.3M
  61. #61
    Clark School District 12-2
    FY 2022 pop. 480
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.0M
  62. #62
    Baltic School District 49-1
    FY 2022 pop. 600
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $6.8M
  63. #63
    Lyman School District 42-1
    FY 2022 pop. 367
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $7.0M
  64. #64
    Mccook Central School District 43-7
    FY 2022 pop. 444
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $6.5M
  65. #65
    Kadoka School District 35-2
    FY 2022 pop. 341
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $6.7M
  66. #66
    HILL CITY School District 51-2
    FY 2022 pop. 502
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $8.3M
  67. #67
    Stanley County School District 57-1
    FY 2022 pop. 416
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $7.2M
  68. #68
    Britton-hecla School District 45-4
    FY 2022 pop. 453
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $6.9M
  69. #69
    Chester AREA School District 39-1
    FY 2022 pop. 567
    Expenditures $6.0M
    Revenue $6.6M
  70. #70
    SMEE School District 15-3
    FY 2022 pop. 174
    Expenditures $5.9M
    Revenue $5.7M
  71. #71
    Wessington Springs School District 36-2
    FY 2022 pop. 398
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $5.4M
  72. #72
    Faulkton School District 24-4
    FY 2022 pop. 383
    Expenditures $5.6M
    Revenue $5.9M
  73. #73
    Garretson School District 49-4
    FY 2022 pop. 494
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $5.9M
  74. #74
    Hanson School District 30-1
    FY 2022 pop. 399
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $5.5M
  75. #75
    Ipswich School District 22-6
    FY 2022 pop. 449
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $6.0M
  76. #76
    Gregory School District 26-4
    FY 2022 pop. 427
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $5.4M
  77. #77
    Freeman School District 33-1
    FY 2022 pop. 382
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $6.6M
  78. #78
    Alcester-hudson School District 61-1
    FY 2022 pop. 354
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $5.6M
  79. #79
    Corsica-stinckney School District 21-3
    FY 2022 pop. 290
    Expenditures $5.1M
    Revenue $4.0M
  80. #80
    Howard School District 48-3
    FY 2022 pop. 348
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.7M
  81. #81
    Viborg-hurley School District 60-6
    FY 2022 pop. 407
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.4M
  82. #82
    Agar-blunt-onida School District 58-3
    FY 2022 pop. 237
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.0M
  83. #83
    Wolsey-wessington School District 2-6
    FY 2022 pop. 363
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.7M
  84. #84
    Castlewood School District 28-1
    FY 2022 pop. 347
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $4.6M
  85. #85
    Bridgewater-emery School District 30-3
    FY 2022 pop. 339
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $5.5M
  86. #86
    Oelrichs School District 23-3
    FY 2022 pop. 141
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $3.9M
  87. #87
    Irene-wakonda School District 13-3
    FY 2022 pop. 320
    Expenditures $4.8M
    Revenue $5.3M
  88. #88
    DE SMET School District 38-2
    FY 2022 pop. 312
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $4.7M
  89. #89
    Kimball IND School District 7-2
    FY 2022 pop. 337
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $5.1M
  90. #90
    Arlington School District 38-1
    FY 2022 pop. 300
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $5.0M
  91. #91
    Warner School District 6-5
    FY 2022 pop. 315
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.1M
  92. #92
    Canistota School District 43-1
    FY 2022 pop. 264
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.3M
  93. #93
    Estelline School District 28-2
    FY 2022 pop. 281
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.7M
  94. #94
    Menno School District 33-2
    FY 2022 pop. 285
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.3M
  95. #95
    Plankinton School District 1-1
    FY 2022 pop. 306
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.7M
  96. #96
    Northwestern School District 56-7
    FY 2022 pop. 320
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.1M
  97. #97
    Haakon School District 27-1
    FY 2022 pop. 309
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.8M
  98. #98
    Montrose School District 43-2
    FY 2022 pop. 256
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $3.8M
  99. #99
    Newell School District 9-2
    FY 2022 pop. 269
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $5.0M
  100. #100
    Leola School District 44-2
    FY 2022 pop. 222
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.8M