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West Central School District 49-7, SD: schools, enrollment and spending

West Central School District 49-7 runs 6 public schools with 1,418 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the South Dakota figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
1,418
Teachers (FTE)
92
Students per teacher
15.4
SD: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
705 E 2nd St, Hartford, SD 57033
County
Minnehaha County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4631710
State district ID
SD-49007
Total staff (FTE)
187
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 236 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.4
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 (1,384), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$17.8 million
Federal revenue
$2.7 million
State revenue
$6.8 million
Local revenue
$8.3 million
Total spending
$15.2 million
Spending per pupil
$10,999
Salaries
$8.8 million57.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.9%
  • State: 38.4%
  • Local: 46.7%

South Dakota overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,999
South Dakota$13,231
United States$16,826

Schools in West Central School District 49-7

By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07High8 to 1263.0
Falls Academy - 08High5 to 1229
West Central Hartford Elementary - 05ElementaryK to 336815.3
West Central High School - 01High9 to 1240817.0
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02ElementaryK to 531015.5
West Central Middle School - 04Middle6 to 829715.6

Nearby and related

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.