Custer School District 16-1
A public school district in Custer, South Dakota, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 887
- Students enrolled
- 75.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 172
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,663
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 887 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,042nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 31st of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 54% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,663 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Custer School District 16-1 spent $14,663 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,658 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 | $14,663 | $13.4 million | 911 |
| FY2022 | $13,911 | $12.8 million | 922 |
| FY2021 | $12,964 | $11.5 million | 889 |
| FY2020 | $12,004 | $11.2 million | 930 |
| FY2019 | $10,599 | $10.1 million | 956 |
| FY2018 | $11,197 | $10.1 million | 899 |
| FY2017 | $10,963 | $9.7 million | 884 |
| FY2016 | $10,695 | $9.4 million | 876 |
| FY2015 | $10,393 | $9.0 million | 863 |
| FY2014 | $9,530 | $8.2 million | 858 |
| FY2013 | $8,932 | $7.7 million | 865 |
| FY2012 | $9,198 | $8.0 million | 873 |
| FY2011 | $10,375 | $9.2 million | 890 |
| FY2010 | $10,326 | $9.4 million | 910 |
| FY2009 | $9,320 | $9.1 million | 978 |
| FY2008 | $9,648 | $9.1 million | 944 |
| FY2007 | $9,285 | $9.0 million | 969 |
| FY2006 | $9,227 | $9.1 million | 991 |
| FY2005 | $7,658 | $7.9 million | 1,031 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.6 million | 15.4% |
| State | $305.0 thousand | 1.8% |
| Local | $13.8 million | 82.8% |
| Total | $16.7 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| A.C.E. High Academy - 06 | 16 |
| Custer Elementary - 02 | 269 |
| Custer High School - 01 | 272 |
| Custer Junior High - 05 | 101 |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 | 181 |
| Hermosa Middle School - 07 | 48 |
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
- 4616950
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