{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-13-78","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-13-78","heading":"Definition of terms used in § 13-13-79.","body":"Terms used in § 13-13-79 mean:\n(1) \"Sparse school district,\" a school district that meets each of the following criteria:\n(a) Has a fall enrollment per square mile of 0.50 or less;\n(b) Has a fall enrollment of five hundred or less;\n(c) Has an area of four hundred square miles or more;\n(d) Has at least fifteen miles between its secondary attendance center or centers and that of an adjoining district;\n(e) Operates a secondary attendance center; and\n(f) Levies ad valorem taxes at the maximum rates allowed pursuant to § 10-12-42 or more;\n(2) \"Sparsity fall enrollment,\" for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of less than eighty-three or greater than two hundred thirty-two, is calculated as follows:\n(a) Divide the fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 by the area of the school district in square miles;\n(b) Multiply the quotient obtained in subsection (a) times negative 0.125;\n(c) Add 0.0625 to the product obtained in subsection (b); and\n(d) Multiply the sum obtained in subsection (c) times the fall enrollment;\n(3) \"Sparsity adjusted fall enrollment,\" for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in § 13-13-10.1 of at least eighty-three, but no more than two hundred thirty-two, subtract the fall enrollment from two hundred thirty-two.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-13. GENERAL STATE AID TO SCHOOLS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-13-78","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"02314a12df9fffb5402b2a6b896671baa9c80e00bb4a8590994b68de3423bb17","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-13-76","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-13-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}