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Chester Area School District 39-1

Chester Area School District 39-1 in South Dakota: 7 public schools with 582 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,576 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
582
Students per teacher
16.5
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,576
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)
35.3
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
291
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.2
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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
$6.8K15
$7.4K16
$7.7K17
$8.2K18
$8.6K19
$8.3K20
$8.9K21
$9.7K22
$10.3K23
$11.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $320K
State
31% · $2.2M
Local
65% · $4.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,827
Support services
$4,258
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$262K
Long-term debt
$33K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Chester Elementary -02
Pre-K–515415.4
Graceville Colony - 07
K–82311.5
Rustic Acres Elementary - 04
K–84113.7
Chester Middle School - 03
6–86711.2
Chester Area Cyber School - 92Fully virtual
9–1210625.2
Chester High School - 01
9–1210710.6
High Plains - 06AlternativeFully virtual
9–1284—

Sources

Address
102 2nd Ave, Chester, SD 57016
Phone
(605)489-2411
Website