C+
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Sioux Falls and Mapleton, and parts of Wayne.
Students
25,060
Schools
45
Spent per student
$12,316
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$262.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Sioux Falls School District 49-5
- School Grade C+: better than 41% of Minnesota districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the SD average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $262.6M, about $10,478 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Springwater.
PK–54 elementary schoolsPipestone Area School District
6–84 middle schoolsLuverne Public School District
9–123 high schoolsLuverne Public School District
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math proficiency39%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 84.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,316 per student · 6% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 34%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
24,438’20
24,798’21
25,122’22
25,227’23
25,060’24
About steady.
Students
White 55%Hispanic 17%Black 13%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
45 public schools.
Discovery Elementary - 26
B873 students17:1
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
B+846 students17:1
Hayward Elementary - 38
D728 students14:1
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65
A690 students18:1
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54
B+681 students18:1
John Harris Elementary - 23
A666 students18:1
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57
B+661 students15:1
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20
D632 students14:1
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15
C−618 students16:1
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
B−608 students17:1
Garfield Elementary - 19
D574 students14:1
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66
C472 students15:1
Cleveland Elementary - 14
D465 students13:1
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31
C−447 students15:1
Robert Frost Elementary - 18
C447 students17:1
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16
C444 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary - 56
D443 students13:1
Lowell Elementary - 28
C−426 students14:1
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11
D412 students11:1
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
C−291 students11:1
Challenge Center - 51
A+165 students15:1
Renberg Elementary - 42
C−155 students15:1
All City Elementary - 50
A+149 students17:1
Elementary Immersion Center - 43
D−106 students13:1
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52
D−55 students3:1
Memorial Middle School - 04
B1,133 students17:1
Edison Middle School - 06
B+937 students16:1
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07
B−925 students16:1
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
885 students14:1
George McGovern Middle School -09
D780 students13:1
Whittier Middle School - 08
D675 students13:1
Axtell Park Middle School - 47
D−31 students3:1
Lincoln High School - 02
B+1,954 students16:1
Jefferson High School - 67
1,888 students16:1
Washington High School - 01
C+1,819 students15:1
Roosevelt High School - 03
B1,785 students17:1
Community Campus - 41
77 students8:1
Structured Teaching - 12
16 students4:1
Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81
2 students1:1
Cte - 37
1 students0:1
The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74
65 students10:1
Summit Oaks-Residential - 48
20 students6:1
Avera Behavioral Health Program - 82
9 students2:1
ARISE Shelter Care - 71
4 students3:1
Marcella LeBeau Elementary
0 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.