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Faith School District 46-2, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

Faith School District 46-2 runs 4 public schools with 181 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.6 students per teacher is 3.6 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
181
Teachers (FTE)
17
Students per teacher
10.6
SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
206 W 5th St, Faith, SD 57626
County
Meade County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4622940
State district ID
SD-46002
Total staff (FTE)
33
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.6
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 (184), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$3.0 million
Federal revenue
$440,000
State revenue
$1.3 million
Local revenue
$1.3 million
Total spending
$2.3 million
Spending per pupil
$12,750
Salaries
$1.1 million46.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.7%
  • State: 42.5%
  • Local: 42.8%

South Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,750
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826

Schools in Faith School District 46-2

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Faith Elementary - 02ElementaryPK to 6699.9
Faith High School - 01High9 to 127715.4
Faith Junior High - 06Middle7 to 8189.0
Maurine Elementary - 04ElementaryK to 8178.5

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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.