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Bennett County School District 03-1, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

Bennett County School District 03-1 runs 3 public schools with 442 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.0 students per teacher is 4.2 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
442
Teachers (FTE)
44
Students per teacher
10.0
SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
403 1st Ave, Martin, SD 57551
County
Bennett County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4606240
State district ID
SD-03001
Total staff (FTE)
100
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 442 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.0
South Dakota14.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (494), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$9.1 million
Federal revenue
$4.5 million
State revenue
$3.0 million
Local revenue
$1.5 million
Total spending
$17.1 million
Spending per pupil
$34,551
Salaries
$4.1 million23.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 49.5%
  • State: 33.6%
  • Local: 16.9%

South Dakota overall

  • Federal: 19.5%
  • State: 31.7%
  • Local: 48.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$34,551
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826

Schools in Bennett County School District 03-1

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bennett County Elementary School - 03CEP schoolElementaryPK to 521710.3
Bennett County High School - 01CEP schoolHigh9 to 121258.9
Bennett County Middle School - 06CEP schoolMiddle6 to 810012.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.