School district · South Dakota

Baltic School District 49-1

Baltic School District 49-1 in South Dakota: 3 public schools with 568 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,076 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
568
Students per teacher
15.4
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,076
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)
37.0
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
284
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

61%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

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

Math

South Dakota: 45%

57%proficient

+9.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

247 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
$7.8K15
$7.8K16
$8.6K17
$8.8K18
$9.3K19
$9.5K20
$10.0K21
$9.6K22
$9.4K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.1% · $525K
State
39% · $3.4M
Local
55% · $4.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,362
Support services
$3,867
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$22M
Long-term debt
$21.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–530716.962%67%
6–811013.461%46%
9–1215114.1——

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
1 Bulldog Ave, Baltic, SD 57003
Phone
(605)529-5464
Website