School district · South Dakota
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
Dakota Valley School District 61-8 in South Dakota: 4 public schools with 1,341 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,865 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,341
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- SD 13.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,865
- 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)
- 89.0
- Counselors (FTE)
- 5.0
- Students per counselor
- 268
- SD 330 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): 2.0
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%65%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in South Dakota
Median 51% · 147 school districts compared
597 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Dakota: 45%52%proficient
+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in South Dakota
Median 46% · 146 school districts compared
607 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.
- Federal
- 3.5% · $702K
- State
- 26% · $5.3M
- Local
- 70% · $14.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,756
- Support services
- $4,491
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $487K
- Long-term debt
- $1.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K–3 | 386 | 13.0 | 50% | 54% | |
| 4–5 | 179 | 14.0 | 59% | 45% | |
| 6–8 | 345 | 17.1 | 72% | 55% | |
| 9–12 | 431 | 16.4 | — | — |
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
- 1150 Northshore Dr, North Sioux City, SD 57049
- Phone
- (605)422-3800
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.