Tea Area School District, South Dakota

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Tea Area School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,361 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Tea Area School District is a school district in South Dakota (Minnehaha and Lincoln counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,361 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Tea Area School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Jason Bennett
Kristen Daggett
Tara Johanneson
Chad Meyer
Jay Ryan	2023

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$2,440,000	$1,184	10%
Local:	$9,051,000	$4,392	39%
State:	$11,732,000	$5,692	50%
Total:	$23,223,000	$11,268

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$20,272,000	$9,836
Total Current Expenditures:	$17,324,000	$8,405
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,778,000	$4,744	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,706,000	$827	8%
Administration:	$1,967,000	$954	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$3,873,000	$1,879	19%
Total Capital Outlay:	$632,000	$306
Construction:	$259,000	$125
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$257,000	$124
Interest on Debt:	$1,646,000	$798

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	54	PS	21-39	20-29	21-39	50-59	56
2018-2019	51	PS	21-39	30-39	<50	30-39	54
2017-2018	51	PS	<=20	21-39	<50	30-39	54
2016-2017	43	PS	<50	21-39	<50	40-49	45
2015-2016	40	PS	<50	21-39	<50	40-49	41
2014-2015	30	PS	<50	<=20	<50	21-39	30
2013-2014	PS				PS		PS
2012-2013	72	PS	>=50	40-59	>=50	40-59	74
2011-2012	75	PS	>=50	>=50	>=50	60-79	75
2010-2011	71	PS	>=50	>=80	<50	>=50	71

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	63	PS	21-39	30-39	40-59	60-69	65
2018-2019	56	PS	<=20	40-49	<50	30-39	60
2017-2018	54	PS	21-39	21-39	<50	30-39	56
2016-2017	51	PS	<50	60-79	<50	40-49	52
2015-2016	50	PS	<50	40-59	<50	50-59	51
2014-2015	49	PS	<50	21-39	<50	40-59	50
2013-2014	PS				PS		PS
2012-2013	77	PS	>=50	40-59	>=50	60-79	78
2011-2012	77	PS	>=50	>=50	>=50	>=80	78
2010-2011	75	PS	>=50	60-79	<50	>=50	77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	90-94		>=50	PS	PS	PS	>=95
2018-2019	>=95			PS	PS	>=50	>=95
2017-2018	90-94		PS	PS	PS		>=95
2016-2017	85-89		PS	PS	PS	PS	90-94
2015-2016	90-94		PS	PS	PS		90-94
2014-2015	>=95			PS	PS	PS	>=95
2013-2014	>=95	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	>=95
2012-2013	85-89		PS		PS	PS	85-89
2011-2012	80-84		PS	PS			85-89
2010-2011	80-84		PS	PS			85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	2,361	5.0
2021-2022	2,243	8.1
2020-2021	2,061	4.8
2019-2020	1,962	2.9
2018-2019	1,906	6.0
2017-2018	1,791	4.5
2016-2017	1,710	4.7
2015-2016	1,629	7.9
2014-2015	1,501	1.3
2013-2014	1,481	-0.5
2012-2013	1,488	7.1
2011-2012	1,383	4.7
2010-2011	1,318	6.9
2009-2010	1,227	1.4
2008-2009	1,210	6.0
2007-2008	1,137	7.8
2006-2007	1,048	6.3
2005-2006	982	13.0
2004-2005	854	17.9
2003-2004	701	0.0
2002-2003	0	0.0
2001-2002	0	0.0
2000-2001	0	0.0
1999-2000	0	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Tea Area School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.3	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	1.6
Black	3.0	3.3
Hispanic	6.3	8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	5.2	5.8
White	83.3	70.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Tea Area School District had 140.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.79.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	3.00
Kindergarten:	12.00
Elementary:	79.04
Secondary:	30.77
Total:	140.66

Tea Area School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	10.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00
School Administrators:	7.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	31.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.44
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00
Student Support Services:	11.70
Other Support Services:	45.10

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Tea Area School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	236	KG-5
Tea Area High School - 03	610	9-12
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01	491	KG-5
Tea Area Middle School - 02	563	6-8
Tea Area Preschool - 07	73	PK-PK
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06	389	KG-5

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