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Spearfish Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Spearfish School District 40 2 School District details

Spearfish School District 40 2 School District
525 E Illinois St
Spearfish, SD 57783

2,398 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Spearfish School District 40 2 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Dakota

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.2% of all SD school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
49%
55%
55%
51%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Black Hills Education Connections 06 School
2910 4th Ave
Spearfish, SD, 57783
10-12
Creekside Elementary 07 School
2325 N Ave
Spearfish, SD, 57783
03-05
Mountain View Elementary 08 School
400 E Hudson
Spearfish, SD, 57783
KG-KG
Spearfish Academy At Canyon Hills Elementary 09 School
2519 Windmill Dr
Spearfish, SD, 57783
04-08
Spearfish Academy At Canyon Hills High School 10
2519 Windmill Dr
Spearfish, SD, 57783
09-12
Spearfish High School 01
1725 N Main
Spearfish, SD, 57783
09-12
Spearfish Middle School 05
1600 N Canyon
Spearfish, SD, 57783
06-08
West Elementary 03 School
920 W King St
Spearfish, SD, 57783
01-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.5% 73.0%
Black 0.6% 3.4%
Hispanic 5.1% 7.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.5% 14.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.9% 30.9%
Free lunch eligible 11.5% 28.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,391 $12,868,317 60.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $497 $1,186,339 5.5%
Staff $216 $515,592 2.4%
General Administration $240 $572,880 2.7%
School Administration $483 $1,152,921 5.4%
Operation $668 $1,594,516 7.4%
Transportation $164 $391,468 1.8%
Other $197 $470,239 2.2%
Total Support $2,465 $5,883,955 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,114 $2,659,118 12.4%
Total Expenditures $8,970 $21,411,390 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $842,368,526 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $562 $82,003,693 4.7%
Staff $368 $53,681,973 3.1%
General Administration $345 $50,407,118 2.9%
School Administration $494 $72,075,276 4.1%
Operation $1,000 $145,918,140 8.4%
Transportation $347 $50,657,359 2.9%
Other $365 $53,316,564 3.1%
Total Support $3,481 $508,051,681 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,661 $388,386,901 22.3%
Total Expenditures $11,914 $1,738,828,946 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%