Teaching Schools In South Dakota
In South Dakota, there are 14 accredited schools where teaching classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the teaching academic community in South Dakota, and the future trends in teaching training at the following levels:
- Teaching Certificate
- Associates degree in Teaching
- Bachelors degree in Teaching
- Masters degree in Teaching
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Professional Trends
South Dakota Vs. National Teaching Employment
| South Dakota | 10,880 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Of all of the teaching professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in South Dakota state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In South Dakota
| 10,820 | 10,810 | 10,690 | 10,750 | 10,140 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In South Dakota, the field of teaching is shrinking. In South Dakota, 680 less teaching professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 6% decline in the field. This decline is slower than the national trend for teaching professionals which shows a 6% decrease in the number of teaching professionals working around the nation.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in South Dakota
| $46,622 | $48,095 | $50,691 | $51,266 | $55,098 |
| $38,163 | $39,417 | $40,567 | $40,767 | $40,691 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to teaching professionals are growing in South Dakota. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $46,622 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $55,098 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in South Dakota
10th percentile |
$37,092 |
25th percentile |
$42,406 |
50th percentile |
$51,212 |
75th percentile |
$65,226 |
90th percentile |
$81,499 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid teaching professionals earning 120% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in South Dakota state.
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in South Dakota
Early Childhood Education |
$39,302 |
Educational Leadership |
$71,217 |
Elementary Education |
$45,858 |
Special Education |
$39,243 |
Teaching |
$53,366 |
In South Dakota, teaching professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in South Dakota
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
80 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
8 |
| Total | 106 |
As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in South Dakota state, the number of students graduating from the 14 accredited teaching schools in South Dakota state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 652 teaching graduates from teaching courses in South Dakota and in 2010 there were 603 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in South Dakota by 8%. A majority of these graduates, or 75%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching.