School district · South Dakota

Aberdeen School District 06-1

Aberdeen School District 06-1 in South Dakota: 9 public schools with 4,233 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,896 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,233
Students per teacher
14.0
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,896
SD $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
303
Counselors (FTE)
14.1
Students per counselor
301
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Dakota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Dakota: 49%

51%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

1,863 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

49%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

1,877 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.6K15
$7.9K16
$8.6K17
$8.9K18
$9.2K19
$9.2K20
$9.7K21
$10.2K22
$11.0K23
$11.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.9% · $4.7M
State
44% · $26M
Local
48% · $28.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,383
Support services
$3,801
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.4M
Long-term debt
$10M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–535614.866%74%
Pre-K–52338.260%56%
K–532711.543%42%
K–528213.637%42%
K–530412.940%41%
K–538612.746%44%
6–849714.562%51%
6–846415.046%44%
9–121,38417.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1224 3rd St S, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone
(605)725-7111
Website