Arlington School District 38-1
A public school district in Arlington, South Dakota, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 292
- Students enrolled
- 24
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 47
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,195
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 292 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,532nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 90th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 23% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,195 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% 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
Arlington School District 38-1 spent $13,195 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,015 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 | $13,195 | $4.0 million | 303 |
| FY2022 | $13,023 | $3.9 million | 300 |
| FY2021 | $14,022 | $3.9 million | 276 |
| FY2020 | $12,473 | $3.4 million | 275 |
| FY2019 | $11,960 | $3.3 million | 275 |
| FY2018 | $11,619 | $3.2 million | 278 |
| FY2017 | $10,374 | $3.0 million | 294 |
| FY2016 | $9,788 | $2.9 million | 292 |
| FY2015 | $9,415 | $2.8 million | 301 |
| FY2014 | $9,637 | $2.9 million | 303 |
| FY2013 | $8,484 | $2.7 million | 316 |
| FY2012 | $8,398 | $2.6 million | 314 |
| FY2011 | $8,197 | $2.6 million | 315 |
| FY2010 | $8,457 | $2.6 million | 313 |
| FY2009 | $9,181 | $2.7 million | 298 |
| FY2008 | $7,972 | $2.6 million | 326 |
| FY2007 | $7,835 | $2.5 million | 321 |
| FY2006 | $7,600 | $2.4 million | 315 |
| FY2005 | $7,015 | $2.3 million | 331 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $234.0 thousand | 4.3% |
| State | $1.2 million | 21.4% |
| Local | $4.0 million | 74.3% |
| Total | $5.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary - 02 | 152 |
| Arlington High School - 01 | 76 |
| Arlington Junior High - 03 | 47 |
| Arlington Preschool - 04 | 17 |
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
- 4603720
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