How much does per-student funding vary between students in South Dakota, its surrounding states and the nation?

On May 21, 2013, the US Census Bureau released the 2011 Public Education Finance Report.  Data from Table 11 of the report allows a comparison of per-student funding sources between states.  Analysis of the last ten … Read more

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If a 1 cent sales tax increase passed in South Dakota

• How much revenue would be raised? 
• How would the money be spent?
• How much more would this raise per student and how does that compare to spending per k-12 student in neighboring states?
• What would the tax increase cost South Dakota households of

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Since the start of the recession, South Dakota has made the deepest cuts¹ to K-12 school funding among neighboring states.  

State fiscal year 2013 investment in K-12 schools is 13.6 percent below 2008 inflation adjusted levels. That means South Dakota has made deeper state funding cuts than … Read more

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Proposed funding cuts in education and health care could SHIFT COSTS to property tax payers and individual health care consumers

Governor Rounds proposed FY12 budget cuts 5% of the funding for k-12 education and medical provider reimbursement (payments for nursing homes, hospitals and other medical providers who treat Medicaid patients). … Read more

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3-30-10  South Dakota is the only state without a need-based grant program for post-secondary students.

In 2009 the South Dakota Legislature (HB1183) created a special one-year pilot allowing South Dakota to accept an $88,000 donation from the South Dakota Education Access Foundation to match $88,000 of federal funds.  Nineteen* … Read more

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