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Milbank School District 25-4, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

Milbank School District 25-4 runs 4 public schools with 973 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.3 students per teacher is 1.9 lower than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
973
Teachers (FTE)
79
Students per teacher
12.3
SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
1001 E Park Ave, Milbank, SD 57252
County
Grant County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4600002
State district ID
SD-25004
Total staff (FTE)
162
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 487 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.3
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 (1,006), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$13.8 million
Federal revenue
$1.8 million
State revenue
$3.1 million
Local revenue
$8.8 million
Total spending
$15.1 million
Spending per pupil
$14,969
Salaries
$6.5 million43.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$16.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 13.1%
  • State: 22.7%
  • Local: 64.2%

South Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,969
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826

Schools in Milbank School District 25-4

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Blue Sky Colony - 04ElementaryK to 81010.0
Milbank Elementary - 03ElementaryPK to 540812.0
Milbank High School - 01High9 to 1233312.3
Milbank Middle School - 02Middle6 to 822213.1

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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.