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 South Dakota 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 Foster.
PK–5Iroquois Elementary - 04Iroquois School District 02-3
6–82 middle schoolsIroquois School District 02-3
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
Nearby districts
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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.