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Superintendent says 39.8% K–12 spending increase is misleading, cites one‑time federal funds and capital projects
Summary
Spearfish School District superintendent told the board a Black Hills Pioneer headline showing a 39.8% K–12 spending rise (2020–2024) is misleading, attributing most of the change to one‑time federal COVID-era ESSER funds, enterprise funds and capital‑project accounting tied to the district’s CTE building.
The Spearfish School District superintendent told the board that a recent Black Hills Pioneer article showing a 39.8% increase in K–12 public school spending between 2020 and 2024 was accurate numerically but misleading in context.
“The 39.8% figure is a metric primarily inflated by a $120,000,000 of one‑time federal payment, ESSER, and non property‑tax supported increases,” Superintendent (Speaker 8) said, adding that enterprise funds such as food service and drivers‑education, and capital projects drove much of…
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