Tri-Valley School District 49-6
A public school district in Colton, South Dakota, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 952
- Students enrolled
- 67.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 146.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,004
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 952 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,687th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 27th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 56% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,004 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% 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
Tri-Valley School District 49-6 spent $12,004 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,823 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 | $12,004 | $11.3 million | 945 |
| FY2022 | $11,057 | $10.7 million | 972 |
| FY2021 | $9,765 | $9.6 million | 987 |
| FY2020 | $9,212 | $8.9 million | 961 |
| FY2019 | $8,893 | $8.6 million | 968 |
| FY2018 | $9,332 | $8.6 million | 921 |
| FY2017 | $9,388 | $8.5 million | 908 |
| FY2016 | $8,562 | $7.7 million | 900 |
| FY2015 | $8,083 | $6.9 million | 848 |
| FY2014 | $8,257 | $6.6 million | 804 |
| FY2013 | $7,836 | $6.6 million | 836 |
| FY2012 | $8,083 | $6.5 million | 807 |
| FY2011 | $7,698 | $6.5 million | 838 |
| FY2010 | $7,780 | $6.5 million | 837 |
| FY2009 | $7,375 | $6.4 million | 862 |
| FY2008 | $6,909 | $6.0 million | 869 |
| FY2007 | $6,501 | $5.6 million | 855 |
| FY2006 | $6,223 | $5.3 million | 844 |
| FY2005 | $5,823 | $5.0 million | 859 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.4 million | 9.1% |
| State | $3.8 million | 25.6% |
| Local | $9.7 million | 65.3% |
| Total | $14.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 | 154 |
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 | 205 |
| Tri-Valley High School - 01 | 297 |
| Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 | 296 |
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
- 4644940
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