Beresford School District 61-2
A public school district in Beresford, South Dakota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 648
- Students enrolled
- 45.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 102.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,801
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 648 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,659th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 45% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,801 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 14% 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
Beresford School District 61-2 spent $11,801 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,397 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 | $11,801 | $8.4 million | 708 |
| FY2022 | $11,271 | $8.1 million | 715 |
| FY2021 | $10,078 | $7.1 million | 704 |
| FY2020 | $9,503 | $6.7 million | 704 |
| FY2019 | $9,313 | $6.5 million | 693 |
| FY2018 | $9,187 | $6.2 million | 675 |
| FY2017 | $9,483 | $6.4 million | 675 |
| FY2016 | $9,223 | $6.2 million | 667 |
| FY2015 | $8,931 | $5.8 million | 652 |
| FY2014 | $8,538 | $5.5 million | 649 |
| FY2013 | $7,779 | $5.0 million | 639 |
| FY2012 | $7,628 | $4.8 million | 631 |
| FY2011 | $8,138 | $5.2 million | 639 |
| FY2010 | $9,049 | $5.7 million | 629 |
| FY2009 | $9,334 | $6.4 million | 683 |
| FY2008 | $8,127 | $5.2 million | 640 |
| FY2007 | $7,442 | $4.9 million | 660 |
| FY2006 | $6,183 | $4.4 million | 714 |
| FY2005 | $6,397 | $4.8 million | 743 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $703.0 thousand | 7.4% |
| State | $3.5 million | 36.6% |
| Local | $5.3 million | 56.0% |
| Total | $9.5 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Beresford Elementary - 02 | 273 |
| Beresford High School - 01 | 222 |
| Beresford Middle School - 03 | 153 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4606360
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