School district · South Dakota

Newell School District 09-2

Newell School District 09-2 in South Dakota: 3 public schools with 230 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,914 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
230
Students per teacher
11.2
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,914
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)
20.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.5
Students per counselor
460
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.3
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
$9.9K15
$12.1K16
$11.8K17
$13.6K18
$12.3K19
$12.0K20
$12.1K21
$13.5K22
$13.1K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $669K
State
29% · $1.4M
Local
57% · $2.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,535
Support services
$6,749
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$333K
Long-term debt
$2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–512413.2
6–84811.4
9–12588.3

Sources

Address
501 Dartmouth Ave, Newell, SD 57760
Phone
(605)456-2393
Website