School district · South Dakota
West Central School District 49-7
West Central School District 49-7 in South Dakota: 6 public schools with 1,418 students and 15.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,500 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 1,418
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- SD 13.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,500
- 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)
- 92.4
- Counselors (FTE)
- 6.0
- Students per counselor
- 236
- SD 330 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): 1.0
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.
$8.1K15
$8.2K16
$8.8K17
$8.9K18
$8.7K19
$9.2K20
$10.4K21
$10.1K22
$11.1K23
$11.5K24
- Federal
- 6.3% · $1.3M
- State
- 38% · $7.8M
- Local
- 55% · $11.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,287
- Support services
- $4,406
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $10.9M
- Long-term debt
- $17.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–3 | 368 | 14.9 | |
| K–5 | 310 | 14.8 | |
| 6–8 | 297 | 15.1 | |
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07AlternativeMostly virtual | 8–12 | 6 | 2.4 |
Falls Academy - 08AlternativeMostly virtual | 5–12 | 29 | 60.4 |
| 9–12 | 408 | 17.0 |
Sources
- Address
- 705 E 2nd St, Hartford, SD 57033
- Phone
- (605)528-3217
- 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).