Regular local school district · Union County
Dakota Valley School District 61-8, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Dakota Valley School District 61-8 runs 4 public schools with 1,341 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,341
- Teachers (FTE)
- 89
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1150 Northshore Dr, North Sioux City, SD 57049
- Phone
- (605)422-3800
- County
- Union County
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4636990
- State district ID
- SD-61008
- Total staff (FTE)
- 180
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 268 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.1
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 (1,377), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $18.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.0 million
- State revenue
- $4.2 million
- Local revenue
- $11.9 million
- Total spending
- $14.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,810
- Salaries
- $8.0 million53.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $26.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.0%
- State: 23.4%
- Local: 65.7%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,810
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Dakota Valley School District 61-8
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 | Elementary | K to 3 | 386 | 13.3 |
| Dakota Valley High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 431 | 16.6 |
| Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 345 | 17.2 |
| Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 | Elementary | 4 to 5 | 179 | 14.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Union County
- Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 697 students
- Beresford School District 61-2 648 students
- Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 351 students
- Southeast Area Cooperative 0 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.