Regular local school district · McPherson County
Leola School District 44-2, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Leola School District 44-2 runs 7 public schools with 205 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 8.5 students per teacher is 5.7 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 205
- Teachers (FTE)
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 820 Leola Ave, Leola, SD 57456
- Phone
- (605)439-3477
- County
- McPherson County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4641640
- State district ID
- SD-44002
- Total staff (FTE)
- 48
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 205 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district8.5
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 (229), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $666,000
- State revenue
- $1.1 million
- Local revenue
- $2.6 million
- Total spending
- $3.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,157
- Salaries
- $1.9 million52.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 26.0%
- Local: 58.7%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,157
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Leola School District 44-2
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 | Elementary | K to 8 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Leola Alternative School - 07 | High | 9 to 12 | 11 | |
| Leola Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 57 | 8.1 |
| Leola High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 38 | 7.6 |
| Leola Junior High - 03 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 22 | 7.3 |
| Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05 | Elementary | K to 8 | 30 | 15.0 |
| Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04 | Elementary | K to 8 | 35 | 17.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McPherson County
- Eureka School District 44-1 163 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.