School district · South Dakota

Meade School District 46-1

Meade School District 46-1 in South Dakota: 11 public schools with 3,047 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,868 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
3,047
Students per teacher
14.2
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,868
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)
214
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
339
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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

−2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

1,444 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

47%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

1,443 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
$8.1K15
$8.2K16
$8.7K17
$9.0K18
$9.1K19
$9.1K20
$9.6K21
$9.5K22
$10.0K23
$10.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.5% · $3.3M
State
33% · $13M
Local
59% · $23.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,200
Support services
$4,047
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.6M
Long-term debt
$2.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–8128.6——
K–8499.247%40%
K–8107.2——
K–8139.4——
K–8139.2——
K–451413.853%62%
K–453112.346%53%
Pre-K–513813.672%78%
5–843213.950%44%
5–849014.551%37%
9–1284517.6——

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
1230 Douglas St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Phone
(605)347-2523
Website