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- South Dakota requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 1,499 teachers
Student demographics
- 23,966 students
- 46% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 171 for elementary; 172.5 for middle and secondary |
| Additional teacher work days: | elementary: 9; middle and secondary: 8.5 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 6.8% |
| Starting salary: | $35,752 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $58,966; MA+24; years of experience vary (years to max salary is dependent upon the row and step on which a teacher entered the district) |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Student |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Summative evaluation every other year; SLO plan in off-year |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 13 (12 sick, 2 personal with 1 taken from sick leave) |
| Years to tenure: | 3 years |