Teacher contracts were signed in the spring and school district budgets were prepared months ago. But weeks before school starts, South Dakota schools are missing $25.8 million they ...

ORR’s consolidation means South Dakota officially has 148 public school districts in the 2023-2024 school year, down from the 149 count it has had since the 2017-2018 school year.

ORR’s consolidation means South Dakota officially has 148 public school districts in the 2023-2024 school year, down from the 149 count it has had since the 2017-2018 school year.

Dakota Valley School District (North Sioux City) – Number of schools: 4 (1,381 students) – Graduation rate: 92% (60% reading proficient and 53% math proficient) ...

The Legislature in 2016 required that school district teacher compensation each year through 2024 be higher than the district’s average compensation in 2017, or else the district’s state aid ...

Private K-12 school enrollment in South Dakota grew by 537 students in 2022, from 14,531 students in 2021 to 15,068 students in 2022. Here’s how Sioux Falls’ largest local private school ...

South Dakota currently ranks 49th in the nation – roughly $16,000 below the national average. South Dakota teachers make less than they did when Noem took office, when factoring in inflation.