Regular local school district · Meade County
Meade School District 46-1, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Meade School District 46-1 runs 11 public schools with 3,047 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is about the same as the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 3,047
- Teachers (FTE)
- 214
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1230 Douglas St, Sturgis, SD 57785
- Phone
- (605)347-2523
- County
- Meade County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4669930
- State district ID
- SD-46001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 443
- School counselors (FTE)
- 9.0About 339 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 10.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.2
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 (3,006), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $34.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.9 million
- State revenue
- $11.3 million
- Local revenue
- $18.6 million
- Total spending
- $30.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,221
- Salaries
- $16.6 million53.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $28.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.2%
- State: 32.5%
- Local: 53.4%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,221
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Meade School District 46-1
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Atall Elementary - 17 | Elementary | K to 8 | 12 | 12.0 |
| Central Meade County School - 09 | Elementary | K to 8 | 49 | 9.8 |
| Elm Springs Elementary - 13 | Elementary | K to 8 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Hereford Elementary - 08 | Elementary | K to 8 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Opal Elementary - 15 | Elementary | K to 8 | 13 | 13.0 |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 | Elementary | K to 4 | 514 | 13.9 |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 | Middle | 5 to 8 | 432 | 13.9 |
| Sturgis Brown High School - 01 | High | 9 to 12 | 845 | 17.6 |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 | Elementary | K to 4 | 531 | 12.3 |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 | Middle | 5 to 8 | 490 | 14.8 |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 | Elementary | PK to 5 | 138 | 13.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Meade County
- Faith School District 46-2 181 students
- Black Hills Special Services 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.