Meade School District 46-1
A public school district in Sturgis, South Dakota, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,047
- Students enrolled
- 214.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 443.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $9,885
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,047 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,206th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $9,885 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 4% 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
Meade School District 46-1 spent $9,885 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,284 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 | $9,885 | $30.2 million | 3,058 |
| FY2022 | $9,446 | $29.2 million | 3,093 |
| FY2021 | $9,484 | $28.5 million | 3,006 |
| FY2020 | $8,909 | $26.4 million | 2,966 |
| FY2019 | $8,976 | $25.8 million | 2,877 |
| FY2018 | $8,884 | $25.1 million | 2,825 |
| FY2017 | $8,588 | $24.3 million | 2,833 |
| FY2016 | $8,040 | $21.6 million | 2,683 |
| FY2015 | $8,008 | $21.2 million | 2,652 |
| FY2014 | $7,673 | $20.4 million | 2,661 |
| FY2013 | $7,399 | $19.3 million | 2,602 |
| FY2012 | $7,653 | $19.0 million | 2,482 |
| FY2011 | $7,867 | $19.2 million | 2,443 |
| FY2010 | $7,811 | $19.4 million | 2,487 |
| FY2009 | $7,544 | $19.3 million | 2,560 |
| FY2008 | $7,500 | $19.1 million | 2,548 |
| FY2007 | $7,003 | $18.4 million | 2,628 |
| FY2006 | $6,731 | $18.1 million | 2,688 |
| FY2005 | $6,284 | $17.6 million | 2,805 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.7 million | 16.7% |
| State | $12.8 million | 31.7% |
| Local | $20.9 million | 51.7% |
| Total | $40.5 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Atall Elementary - 17 | 12 |
| Central Meade County School - 09 | 49 |
| Elm Springs Elementary - 13 | 10 |
| Hereford Elementary - 08 | 13 |
| Opal Elementary - 15 | 13 |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 | 514 |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 | 432 |
| Sturgis Brown High School - 01 | 845 |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 | 531 |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 | 490 |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 | 138 |
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
- 4669930
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