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Dell Rapids School District 49-3
A public school district in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 965
- Students enrolled
- 65
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 118.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,960
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 965 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,630th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 26th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 57% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,960 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 9% 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
Dell Rapids School District 49-3 spent $11,212 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,218 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 | $11,212 | $10.9 million | 973 |
| FY2023 | $10,960 | $10.8 million | 982 |
| FY2022 | $10,597 | $10.4 million | 985 |
| FY2021 | $9,944 | $9.7 million | 978 |
| FY2020 | $9,088 | $9.0 million | 991 |
| FY2019 | $9,226 | $8.8 million | 949 |
| FY2018 | $8,882 | $8.3 million | 937 |
| FY2017 | $9,129 | $8.3 million | 909 |
| FY2016 | $8,187 | $7.3 million | 897 |
| FY2015 | $7,900 | $7.2 million | 911 |
| FY2014 | $7,664 | $6.9 million | 906 |
| FY2013 | $7,668 | $7.0 million | 914 |
| FY2012 | $8,169 | $7.3 million | 895 |
| FY2011 | $8,794 | $7.5 million | 856 |
| FY2010 | $8,985 | $7.9 million | 874 |
| FY2009 | $7,731 | $7.6 million | 980 |
| FY2008 | $7,427 | $7.0 million | 937 |
| FY2007 | $6,901 | $6.4 million | 932 |
| FY2006 | $6,405 | $6.1 million | 954 |
| FY2005 | $6,218 | $5.9 million | 943 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.5 million | 17.0% |
| State | $4.5 million | 30.4% |
| Local | $7.8 million | 52.7% |
| Total | $14.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 | 355 |
| Dell Rapids High School - 01 | 315 |
| Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 | 295 |
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
- 4618120
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 October 21, 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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