Spearfish School District 40-2 鈥� Lawrence County, SD

Key statistics

2,385

Students enrolled

7

Public schools

169

Classroom teachers (FTE)

14.1:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 168
Grade 1 159
Grade 2 163
Grade 3 199
Grade 4 176
Grade 5 178
Grade 6 173
Grade 7 180
Grade 8 194
Grade 9 196
Grade 10 185
Grade 11 204
Grade 12 210

By race/ethnicity

White 86%
Two or more races 5%
Hispanic/Latino 5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 2%
Asian 1%
Black or African American <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 444 of 2,396 students in the 6 of its 7 schools that report

Free lunch 14%
Reduced-price lunch 4%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$10,621 spent per student on day-to-day operations South Dakota median: $13,757 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $6,873
Support services $3,310
Other (food service, etc.) $438

Where the money comes from

Local 63%
State 27%
Federal 9%

Total revenue $32.3 milliontotal spending $35.8 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: Distant

Total staff (FTE)

338

District office

525 E Illinois St, Spearfish SD 57783

Phone

(605) 717-1229

County

Lawrence County

Official website

NCES District ID

4666930

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About Spearfish School District 40-2

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

We serve approximately 2,000 students in the Spearfish community and surrounding area. Our district's mission statement, "Empowering All Students to Succeed in a Changing World," is a goal we take very seriously. The Spearfish School District provides quality programs for all ranges of academic learners. The Spearfish School District is a positive, productive learning institution with a history of high expectations and student success. Our staff is experienced, talented and dedicated to the success of our students. The school system and community place high value on the education of our youth, and that expectation serves as a catalyst for student success in a rigorous learning environment.

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