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De Smet School District 38-2
A public school district in De Smet, South Dakota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 362
- Students enrolled
- 27.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 49.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,208
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 362 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,598th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 74th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 29% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,208 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
De Smet School District 38-2 spent $13,958 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,777 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,958 | $4.9 million | 354 |
| FY2023 | $13,208 | $4.3 million | 327 |
| FY2022 | $13,298 | $4.1 million | 312 |
| FY2021 | $12,369 | $3.7 million | 298 |
| FY2020 | $11,690 | $3.5 million | 300 |
| FY2019 | $12,175 | $3.6 million | 292 |
| FY2018 | $11,418 | $3.6 million | 316 |
| FY2017 | $11,942 | $3.7 million | 308 |
| FY2016 | $10,989 | $3.1 million | 284 |
| FY2015 | $9,498 | $2.9 million | 307 |
| FY2014 | $8,682 | $2.7 million | 314 |
| FY2013 | $8,671 | $2.7 million | 313 |
| FY2012 | $7,851 | $2.6 million | 335 |
| FY2011 | $8,078 | $2.7 million | 334 |
| FY2010 | $8,342 | $2.7 million | 319 |
| FY2009 | $9,109 | $2.7 million | 293 |
| FY2008 | $8,434 | $2.5 million | 302 |
| FY2007 | $8,123 | $2.3 million | 284 |
| FY2006 | $7,766 | $2.2 million | 282 |
| FY2005 | $7,777 | $2.2 million | 287 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $494,000 | 9.4% |
| State | $1.3 million | 24.1% |
| Local | $3.5 million | 66.5% |
| Total | $5.3 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 |
|---|---|
| De Smet High School - 01 | 95 |
| De Smet Middle School - 03 | 91 |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 | 176 |
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
- 4617850
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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