Spearfish School District 40-2
A public school district in Spearfish, South Dakota, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,385
- Students enrolled
- 169.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 337.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $9,680
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,385 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,961st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 15th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $9,680 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 3% 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
Spearfish School District 40-2 spent $9,680 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,038 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 | $9,680 | $23.5 million | 2,423 |
| FY2022 | $9,880 | $23.7 million | 2,398 |
| FY2021 | $8,995 | $21.1 million | 2,345 |
| FY2020 | $8,207 | $19.5 million | 2,381 |
| FY2019 | $9,149 | $21.8 million | 2,382 |
| FY2018 | $8,168 | $19.4 million | 2,381 |
| FY2017 | $8,175 | $19.0 million | 2,326 |
| FY2016 | $7,835 | $17.5 million | 2,235 |
| FY2015 | $7,852 | $17.3 million | 2,208 |
| FY2014 | $7,199 | $15.7 million | 2,184 |
| FY2013 | $6,877 | $14.3 million | 2,086 |
| FY2012 | $7,284 | $14.4 million | 1,983 |
| FY2011 | $7,159 | $14.3 million | 2,003 |
| FY2010 | $7,443 | $14.8 million | 1,986 |
| FY2009 | $6,943 | $14.0 million | 2,017 |
| FY2008 | $6,809 | $13.4 million | 1,974 |
| FY2007 | $6,347 | $13.0 million | 2,045 |
| FY2006 | $6,072 | $12.1 million | 1,989 |
| FY2005 | $6,038 | $12.4 million | 2,046 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.0 million | 12.8% |
| State | $9.2 million | 29.0% |
| Local | $18.4 million | 58.2% |
| Total | $31.7 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary - 07 | 553 |
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 | 168 |
| Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 | 2 |
| Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 | 21 |
| Spearfish High School - 01 | 787 |
| Spearfish Middle School - 05 | 545 |
| West Elementary - 03 | 322 |
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
- 4666930
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