Regular local school district · Gregory County
Burke School District 26-2, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Burke School District 26-2 runs 3 public schools with 229 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.9 students per teacher is 3.3 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 229
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21
- Students per teacher
- 10.9
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 900 Washington St, Burke, SD 57523
- Phone
- (605)775-2644
- County
- Gregory County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4609512
- State district ID
- SD-26002
- Total staff (FTE)
- 44
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district10.9
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 (240), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $474,000
- State revenue
- $1.3 million
- Local revenue
- $2.2 million
- Total spending
- $4.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $20,092
- Salaries
- $2.0 million41.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 33.6%
- Local: 54.5%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$20,092
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Burke School District 26-2
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Burke Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 105 | 11.7 |
| Burke High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 94 | 13.4 |
| Burke Middle School - 04 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 62 | 20.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Gregory County
- Gregory School District 26-4 442 students
- South Central School District 26-5 84 students
More in South Dakota
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.