Regular local school district · Minnehaha County

Sioux Falls School District 49-5, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs 44 public schools with 25,051 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is about the same as the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools: 44
Students: 25,051
Teachers (FTE): 1,689
Students per teacher: 14.8; SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3

Address: 201 E 38th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: (605)367-7900
County: Minnehaha County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 4666270
State district ID: SD-49005
Total staff (FTE): 3,342
School counselors (FTE): 74.0About 339 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 67.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district14.8

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 (24,868), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $310.5 million
Federal revenue: $48.9 million
State revenue: $110.3 million
Local revenue: $151.3 million
Total spending: $329.5 million
Spending per pupil: $13,249
Salaries: $156.5 million47.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $252.7 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 15.7%
State: 35.5%
Local: 48.7%

South Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,249

South Dakota$13,231

United States$16,826

Schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5

By level: 8 high, 7 middle, 25 elementary, 3 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


All City Elementary - 50	Elementary	K to 5	149	18.6
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Elementary	PK to 5	632	14.0
ARISE Shelter Care - 71	Other	K to 12	4	4.0
Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81	High	6 to 12	2	2.0
Avera Behavioral Health Program - 82	Other	K to 12	9	2.2
Axtell Park Middle School - 47CEP school	Middle	6 to 8	31	2.8
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Middle	6 to 8	885	14.5
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52CEP school	Elementary	K to 5	55	3.7
Challenge Center - 51	Elementary	2 to 5	165	15.0
Cleveland Elementary - 14	Elementary	PK to 5	465	13.7
Community Campus - 41	High	12	77	7.7
CTE - 37	High	9 to 12	1	0.2
Discovery Elementary - 26	Elementary	PK to 5	873	17.5
Edison Middle School - 06	Middle	6 to 8	937	15.6
Elementary Immersion Center - 43CEP school	Elementary	K to 5	106	15.1
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Elementary	K to 5	444	16.4
Garfield Elementary - 19	Elementary	PK to 5	574	14.3
George McGovern Middle School -09	Middle	6 to 8	780	13.2
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Elementary	PK to 5	681	18.4
Hawthorne Elementary - 56CEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	443	13.0
Hayward Elementary - 38	Elementary	PK to 5	728	14.3
Jefferson High School - 67	High	9 to 12	1,888	16.3
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Elementary	K to 5	661	15.7
John Harris Elementary - 23	Elementary	PK to 5	666	18.0
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Elementary	PK to 5	291	11.6
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Elementary	K to 5	447	14.9
Lincoln High School - 02	High	9 to 12	1,954	16.6
Lowell Elementary - 28	Elementary	PK to 5	426	14.7
Memorial Middle School - 04	Middle	6 to 8	1,133	16.9
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Elementary	K to 5	608	17.4
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Middle	6 to 8	925	15.9
Renberg Elementary - 42	Elementary	K to 5	155	15.5
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Elementary	PK to 5	846	17.6
Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Elementary	PK to 5	447	17.2
Roosevelt High School - 03	High	9 to 12	1,785	17.0
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Elementary	K to 5	618	15.8
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Elementary	PK to 5	690	18.2
Structured Teaching - 12	High	6 to 12	16	4.0
Summit Oaks-Residential - 48	Other	K to 12	20	6.7
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Elementary	K to 5	472	15.2
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Elementary	K to 5	412	11.1
The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74CEP school	Prekindergarten	PK	65	10.8
Washington High School - 01	High	9 to 12	1,819	15.2
Whittier Middle School - 08	Middle	6 to 8	675	12.7

Nearby and related

Other districts in Minnehaha County

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 5,115 students
West Central School District 49-7 1,418 students
Dell Rapids School District 49-3 965 students
Tri-Valley School District 49-6 952 students
Baltic School District 49-1 568 students
Garretson School District 49-4 493 students
East Dakota Educational Cooperative 0 students
Cornbelt Educational Cooperative

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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.