Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
A public school district in Alcester, South Dakota, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 351
- Students enrolled
- 28.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 57
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,506
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 351 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,716th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 77th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 28% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,506 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 spent $12,506 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,006 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,506 | $4.4 million | 352 |
| FY2022 | $13,011 | $4.6 million | 354 |
| FY2021 | $11,902 | $4.4 million | 369 |
| FY2020 | $10,482 | $4.1 million | 390 |
| FY2019 | $9,961 | $3.9 million | 389 |
| FY2018 | $10,612 | $3.9 million | 366 |
| FY2017 | $10,556 | $3.7 million | 354 |
| FY2016 | $9,661 | $3.3 million | 342 |
| FY2015 | $9,094 | $3.0 million | 331 |
| FY2014 | $8,570 | $2.9 million | 337 |
| FY2013 | $8,819 | $2.9 million | 332 |
| FY2012 | $8,802 | $2.8 million | 323 |
| FY2011 | $10,188 | $3.1 million | 304 |
| FY2010 | $10,958 | $3.4 million | 313 |
| FY2009 | $9,666 | $3.3 million | 338 |
| FY2008 | $9,458 | $3.0 million | 321 |
| FY2007 | $8,646 | $2.9 million | 333 |
| FY2006 | $7,966 | $2.8 million | 349 |
| FY2005 | $8,006 | $2.8 million | 353 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $497.0 thousand | 9.0% |
| State | $1.6 million | 28.0% |
| Local | $3.5 million | 63.1% |
| Total | $5.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 | 166 |
| Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 | 99 |
| Alcester-Hudson Junior High - 03 | 53 |
| Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 05 | 33 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4600028
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Dakota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Dakota — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Dakota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved