Regular local school district · McCook County
McCook Central School District 43-7, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
McCook Central School District 43-7 runs 4 public schools with 455 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is 0.8 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 455
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 200 E Essex Ave, Salem, SD 57058
- Phone
- (605)425-2264
- County
- McCook County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4601026
- State district ID
- SD-43007
- Total staff (FTE)
- 54
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 455 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.4
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 (428), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $724,000
- State revenue
- $1.8 million
- Local revenue
- $3.5 million
- Total spending
- $5.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,075
- Salaries
- $2.6 million45.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $6.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.9%
- State: 29.7%
- Local: 58.4%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,075
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in McCook Central School District 43-7
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Goldenview Colony School - 04 | Elementary | K to 8 | 28 | 28.0 |
| McCook Central Elementary - 02 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 225 | 13.2 |
| McCook Central High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 118 | 13.1 |
| McCook Central Middle School - 03 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 84 | 14.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in McCook County
- Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 School District 328 students
- Canistota School District 43-1 308 students
- Montrose School District 43-2 266 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.