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South Dakota: Education

 

Quality of Education

 

Grading Local Public Schools

Poll Date
Pass
Fail
No Opinion
 Sample MoE
SurveyUSA1 August 12-14, 2005
71%
23%
6%
 600 ± 3.7

1 "If you were grading the public schools where you live, and you could give the public schools either a passing grade or a failing grade how would you grade the public schools where you live?"

 

Education Funding

 

Adequacy of State Public Education Funding

Pollster Date
More than adequate
Adequate
Less than adequate
No opinion
 Sample MoE
KELO-TV /
Argus Leader1		 July 24-26, 2006
8%
28%
55%
9%
 800 LV ± 3.5

1 "Several school districts in South Dakota have sued the state claiming it inadequately funds public schools. Do you believe the current state funding of public education is more than adequate, adequate, or less than adequate?"