Tea Area School District 41-5

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Tea and Delapre, and parts of Wayne and Perry.

At a glance

2,509Students enrolled

6Schools

2Towns served

$10,166Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

21%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

TeaDelapre

Grades K–5

Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 or Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Tea Area Middle School - 02583 students · TeaThis district

Grades 9–12

Tea Area High School - 03717 students · TeaThis district

Grades PK–5

12 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listHarrisburg School District 41-2

Grades 6–8

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Tea Area High School - 03 or Lennox High School - 01Depends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs SD

Math proficiency54%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 84.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,166

per student each year · 22% below the SD average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration39%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State45%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,045’20

2,230’21

2,362’22

2,408’23

2,509’24

Students

White · 80%2,008

Hispanic · 7%186

Two or more races · 6%145

Black · 4%102

Asian · 1%35

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%30

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Tea6,786 people

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Delapre2,025 people · Grades PK–5 at Liberty Elementary - 02 or Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 and others

Also covers small parts of Wayne and Perry.

Schools6 in district

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Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01Elementary · Grades K–5 · 538 students · Tea

APublic 📚

Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06Elementary · Grades K–5 · 379 students · Tea

APublic 📚

Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Elementary · Grades K–5 · 292 students · Sioux Falls

B+Public 📚

Tea Area Middle School - 02Middle · Grades 6–8 · 583 students · Tea

B-Public 🏫

Tea Area High School - 03High · Grades 9–12 · 717 students · Tea

APublic 📚

Tea Area Preschool - 07Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Tea

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Canton School District 41-1La Valley · Springdale · $12,233 per student

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5Sioux Falls · $12,316 per student

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Parker School District 60-4Home · $10,795 per student

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Tri-Valley School District 49-6Benton · $12,899 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.