Howard School District 48-3
A public school district in Howard, South Dakota, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 356
- Students enrolled
- 28.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 62.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,128
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 356 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,666th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 75th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 28% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,128 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 36% 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
Howard School District 48-3 spent $14,128 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,531 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 | $14,128 | $5.0 million | 351 |
| FY2022 | $13,336 | $4.6 million | 348 |
| FY2021 | $13,617 | $4.6 million | 339 |
| FY2020 | $12,827 | $4.6 million | 359 |
| FY2019 | $12,859 | $4.7 million | 362 |
| FY2018 | $12,332 | $4.5 million | 365 |
| FY2017 | $11,773 | $4.3 million | 365 |
| FY2016 | $10,529 | $3.8 million | 359 |
| FY2015 | $10,165 | $3.7 million | 363 |
| FY2014 | $9,861 | $3.6 million | 368 |
| FY2013 | $9,371 | $3.4 million | 367 |
| FY2012 | $9,813 | $3.5 million | 358 |
| FY2011 | $9,363 | $3.5 million | 377 |
| FY2010 | $9,388 | $3.5 million | 374 |
| FY2009 | $8,630 | $3.4 million | 389 |
| FY2008 | $8,909 | $3.2 million | 362 |
| FY2007 | $8,366 | $3.2 million | 385 |
| FY2006 | $8,030 | $3.2 million | 398 |
| FY2005 | $7,531 | $3.0 million | 397 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $701.0 thousand | 12.1% |
| State | $831.0 thousand | 14.4% |
| Local | $4.3 million | 73.5% |
| Total | $5.8 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Howard Elementary - 02 | 158 |
| Howard High School - 01 | 96 |
| Howard Junior High - 05 | 75 |
| Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 | 27 |
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
- 4600025
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