McLaughlin School District 15-2
A public school district in McLaughlin, South Dakota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 443
- Students enrolled
- 47.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 110.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,882
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 443 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,591st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 34% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,882 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 73% 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
McLaughlin School District 15-2 spent $19,882 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,142 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 | $19,882 | $8.8 million | 442 |
| FY2022 | $20,507 | $8.9 million | 434 |
| FY2021 | $19,253 | $8.9 million | 463 |
| FY2020 | $18,842 | $8.6 million | 457 |
| FY2019 | $15,318 | $7.3 million | 475 |
| FY2018 | $16,058 | $7.5 million | 465 |
| FY2017 | $15,649 | $7.5 million | 479 |
| FY2016 | $15,443 | $7.5 million | 485 |
| FY2015 | $13,592 | $7.0 million | 512 |
| FY2014 | $12,148 | $6.2 million | 507 |
| FY2013 | $12,413 | $5.7 million | 458 |
| FY2012 | $15,098 | $6.3 million | 417 |
| FY2011 | $15,086 | $6.9 million | 455 |
| FY2010 | $14,529 | $6.3 million | 433 |
| FY2009 | $11,992 | $5.8 million | 486 |
| FY2008 | $14,263 | $6.0 million | 418 |
| FY2007 | $11,675 | $5.3 million | 452 |
| FY2006 | $12,699 | $5.4 million | 429 |
| FY2005 | $12,142 | $5.7 million | 466 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.4 million | 66.3% |
| State | $3.5 million | 22.5% |
| Local | $1.7 million | 11.2% |
| Total | $15.7 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| McLaughlin Elementary - 02 | 203 |
| McLaughlin High School - 01 | 155 |
| McLaughlin Middle School - 03 | 85 |
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
- 4646380
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