Bennett County School District 03-1 is a school district headquartered in
Martin, South Dakota
Martin (Lakota language, Lakota: ''pažóla otȟúŋwahe''; "Knoll City") is a city and the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota, Bennett County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 938 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 cen ...
. It has three schools: Martin Elementary School, Bennett County Middle School, and Bennett County High School.
The district serves all of
Bennett County
Bennett County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 3,381. Its county seat is Martin, South Dakota, Martin. The county lies completely within ...
. It includes portions of the
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ( lkt, Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located entirely within the U.S. state of South Dakota. Originally included within the territory of the Gr ...
.
In 2015 Stacy Halverson became the superintendent.
Operations
the district has a $6 million budget, with $1.9 million of it being direct-aid from the state, or about 1/3rd of the budget. In turn 80% of the budget is used on salaries, so reduction of employees would be needed if the budget was reduced.
References
External links
Bennett County School District 03-1
Bennett County, South Dakota
School districts in South Dakota
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