Redfield Public School

Listed by NCES as Redfield School District 56-4 (district ID 4660450)

Public school district · Spink County · South Dakota · NCES district ID 4660450

Redfield Public School spent $12,962 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 58% of the other South Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,524). Its 5 schools enrolled 524 students in 2024-25; 26.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,408 per student, up 3.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (South Dakota: 84%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among South Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Redfield Public School in enrollment (512 to 608 students) and Redfield Public School itself.

Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Redfield Public School, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 3…$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Redfield Public School, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Redfield Public School, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Redfield Public School, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524

Where the money came from

$8,786,000 in revenue: 26.5% state, 64.0% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $217,000 of capital outlay was $8,192,000, or $14,760 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Redfield Public School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,324,000; Local $5,621,000; Federal $841,000; total $8,786,000.
  • State$2,324,000 26%
  • Local$5,621,000 64%
  • Federal$841,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 125 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

555 students in 2022-23, 534 students in 2023-24, 524 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Redfield Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 534, 2024-25: 52402004006002022-235552023-245342024-25524
Redfield Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 534, 2024-25: 52402004006002022-235552023-245342024-25524
Redfield Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 534, 2024-25: 52402004006002022-235552023-245342024-25524
Redfield Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 555, 2023-24: 534, 2024-25: 52402004006002022-235552023-245342024-25524

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355551.210.8
2023-2453450.310.6
2024-2552449.810.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,340,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,216 per student

Redfield Public School booked $2,340,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 51 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $45,739 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 19 in 100 South Dakota districts with a figure (state median $49,840, 141 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average South Dakota teacher salary at $49,761 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,777,00075.9%
Special education$372,00015.9%
Vocational$109,0004.7%
Other programs$82,0003.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,436 in 2018-19, $3,362 in 2019-20, $3,581 in 2020-21, $3,752 in 2021-22, $4,216 in 2022-23.

Redfield Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,436, 2019-20: $3,362, 2020-21: $3,581, 2021-22: $3,752, 2022-23: $4,21602k4k6k2018-19$3,4362019-20$3,3622020-21$3,5812021-22$3,7522022-23$4,216
Redfield Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,436, 2019-20: $3,362, 2020-21: $3,581, 2021-22: $3,752, 2022-23: $4,21602k4k6k2018-19$3,4362019-20$3,3622020-21$3,5812021-22$3,7522022-23$4,216
Redfield Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,436, 2019-20: $3,362, 2020-21: $3,581, 2021-22: $3,752, 2022-23: $4,21602k4k6k2018-19$3,4362019-20$3,3622020-21$3,5812021-22$3,7522022-23$4,216
Redfield Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,436, 2019-20: $3,362, 2020-21: $3,581, 2021-22: $3,752, 2022-23: $4,21602k4k6k2018-19$3,4362019-20$3,3622020-21$3,5812021-22$3,7522022-23$4,216

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Redfield Public School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 30% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtSouth DakotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts35%51%283
Math30%42.2%283

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 40 students in Redfield Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtSouth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate90% or more84%
Students in the class409,963

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 271 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redfield Elementary - 0327111.229.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 91 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redfield Middle School - 02918.720.9%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 162 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Redfield High School - 0115310.813.1%Eligible, no program
Turtle Creek High School - 0488.9not reportedNot Title I
Redfield Virtual School - 92120.0not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Redfield Virtual School - 92

High school in Redfield; open in 2024-25; 1 student; 20.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Redfield Public School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Redfield Public School

  1. South Dakota districts by spending per studentRedfield Public School ranks 73 of 125 South Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,962).#73 of 125
  2. Every school district in South DakotaRedfield Public School is the number 46 by size of 150 South Dakota districts, with 555 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#46 of 150
  3. Parkston School District 33-3The next larger South Dakota district: 562 students in fall 2022, $11,975 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,975
  4. Webster Area School DistrictThe next smaller South Dakota district: 551 students in fall 2022, $10,579 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,579
  5. Compare Redfield Public School with Parkston School District 33-3Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Redfield High School - 01, its largest high school153 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.153
  7. Teacher salary spending across South DakotaRedfield Public School spent $45,739 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,840); spending, not a salary.$45,739
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Redfield Public School

  1. How many schools and students are in Redfield Public School?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high), enrolling 524 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Redfield Public School spend per student?
    $12,962 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the South Dakota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,524 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,408 per student, up 3.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Redfield Public School's money come from?
    $8,786,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.5% state, 64.0% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Redfield Public School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 82 of the 517 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Redfield Public School spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,340,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,216 per student. Divided by the 51 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $45,739 per teacher, more than 19 in 100 South Dakota districts (state median $49,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average South Dakota teacher salary at $49,761 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Redfield Public School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Redfield Public School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 30% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Redfield Public School?
    90% or more of the 40 students in Redfield Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Redfield Public School's NCES district ID?
    4660450. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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