Regular local school district · Davison County
Ethan School District 17-1, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Ethan School District 17-1 runs 3 public schools with 287 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.7 students per teacher is about the same as the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 287
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 320 S 2nd St, Ethan, SD 57334
- Phone
- (605)227-4211
- County
- Davison County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4622500
- State district ID
- SD-17001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 45
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.7
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 (285), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $3.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $465,000
- State revenue
- $2.0 million
- Local revenue
- $1.2 million
- Total spending
- $3.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,635
- Salaries
- $1.7 million51.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.7%
- State: 53.5%
- Local: 33.9%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,635
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Ethan School District 17-1
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ethan Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 6 | 155 | 14.1 |
| Ethan High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 93 | 11.6 |
| Ethan Junior High - 03 | Middle | 7 to 8 | 39 | 19.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Davison County
- Mitchell School District 17-2 2,619 students
- Mount Vernon School District 17-3 255 students
- James Valley Education Cooperative
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.