Regular local school district · Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5, SD: schools, enrollment and spending
Tea Area School District 41-5 runs 6 public schools with 2,509 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.3 students per teacher is 3.1 higher than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,509
- Teachers (FTE)
- 145
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 131 N Poplar, Tea, SD 57064
- Phone
- (605)498-2700
- County
- Lincoln County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4600052
- State district ID
- SD-41005
- Total staff (FTE)
- 287
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 251 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.3
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 (2,061), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $23.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.4 million
- State revenue
- $11.7 million
- Local revenue
- $9.1 million
- Total spending
- $20.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $9,836
- Salaries
- $11.3 million55.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $50.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 39.0%
South Dakota overall
- Federal: 19.5%
- State: 31.7%
- Local: 48.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$9,836
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826
Schools in Tea Area School District 41-5
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 | Elementary | K to 5 | 292 | 14.6 |
| Tea Area High School - 03 | High | 9 to 12 | 717 | 19.9 |
| Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 | Elementary | K to 5 | 538 | 17.4 |
| Tea Area Middle School - 02 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 583 | 19.4 |
| Tea Area Preschool - 07 | Prekindergarten | PK | 0 | |
| Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 | Elementary | K to 5 | 379 | 15.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lincoln County
- Harrisburg School District 41-2 6,222 students
- Lennox School District 41-4 1,192 students
- Canton School District 41-1 888 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.