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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,098 (2023-2024)
Schools: 11 (2023-2024)
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Harrisburg School District is a school district in South Dakota (Lincoln County). During the 2024 school year, 6,098 students attended one of the district's 11 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 Harrisburg School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jay Hutton
Linda Kirchhevel
Mike Knudson
Sara Vande Kamp
Terra Vennard

Elections

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District map

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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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,645,000 $1,333 10%
Local: $47,220,000 $8,231 59%
State: $25,506,000 $4,446 32%
Total: $80,371,000 $14,009
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $91,975,000 $16,031
Total Current Expenditures: $59,675,000 $10,401
Instructional Expenditures: $37,475,000 $6,532 41%
Student and Staff Support: $7,148,000 $1,245 8%
Administration: $4,640,000 $808 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,412,000 $1,814 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $25,565,000 $4,456
Construction: $24,372,000 $4,248
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $75,000 $13
Interest on Debt: $6,039,000 $1,052


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."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 49 60-69 20-24 20-24 <=20 25-29 53
2020-2021 53 60-69 25-29 25-29 21-39 35-39 55
2018-2019 55 60-69 20-29 25-29 <=20 35-39 58
2017-2018 54 60-69 20-29 30-34 <50 35-39 56
2016-2017 54 70-79 20-29 40-49 <50 40-44 55
2015-2016 54 >=80 20-29 40-49 <50 40-44 54
2014-2015 53 60-79 20-29 40-49 <50 40-49 54
2013-2014 40-59 PS PS PS >=50
2012-2013 78 >=80 50-59 60-79 >=50 60-79 79
2011-2012 84 >=80 40-59 60-79 PS >=50 85
2010-2011 82 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=50 >=50 83

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 (%)
2021-2022 60 60-69 35-39 35-39 40-59 40-44 63
2020-2021 63 60-69 40-44 40-44 40-59 45-49 66
2018-2019 62 70-79 30-39 40-44 21-39 40-44 64
2017-2018 64 70-79 30-39 45-49 >=50 40-44 65
2016-2017 61 70-79 30-39 40-49 <50 45-49 62
2015-2016 63 >=80 40-49 50-59 >=50 50-54 63
2014-2015 61 >=80 30-39 50-59 <50 50-59 62
2013-2014 60-79 PS PS PS >=50
2012-2013 80 >=80 40-49 60-79 >=50 60-79 81
2011-2012 82 >=80 40-59 60-79 PS >=50 83
2010-2011 79 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=50 >=50 79

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 (%)
2021-2022 88 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2020-2021 90 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2019-2020 89 PS PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 88 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 89 PS PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,098 3.1
2022-2023 5,912 3.0
2021-2022 5,737 4.9
2020-2021 5,457 4.8
2019-2020 5,195 6.8
2018-2019 4,841 5.6
2017-2018 4,569 8.6
2016-2017 4,176 6.8
2015-2016 3,894 7.1
2014-2015 3,618 9.3
2013-2014 3,282 7.3
2012-2013 3,041 10.7
2011-2012 2,716 11.1
2010-2011 2,414 8.9
2009-2010 2,199 11.4
2008-2009 1,949 13.4
2007-2008 1,687 12.9
2006-2007 1,470 13.9
2005-2006 1,265 13.7
2004-2005 1,092 6.6
2003-2004 1,020 10.6
2002-2003 912 8.7
2001-2002 833 3.7
2000-2001 802 2.9
1999-2000 779 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Harrisburg School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.2 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 1.6
Black 4.1 3.4
Hispanic 5.1 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.9 5.9
White 82.9 70.0

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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Harrisburg School District had 455.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.39.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.75
Kindergarten: 27.00
Elementary: 254.91
Secondary: 110.97
Total: 455.39

Harrisburg School District employed 18.25 district administrators and 18.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.25
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 18.25
School Administrative Support: 17.25
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 95.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 26.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.53
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.00
Library/Media Support: 3.00
Student Support Services: 59.50
Other Support Services: 136.65


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Harrisburg School District operates 11 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adventure Elementary - 10421KG-5
Endeavor Elementary - 07388PK-5
Explorer Elementary - 04342KG-5
Freedom Elementary - 06402KG-5
Harrisburg East Middle School - 114136-8
Harrisburg High School - 011,7629-12
Harrisburg North Middle School - 085236-8
Harrisburg South Middle School - 035406-8
Horizon Elementary - 09433PK-5
Journey Elementary - 05342KG-5
Liberty Elementary - 02532PK-5

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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