Personal Finance

South Dakota

State Standards

South Dakota requires a half-credit in "Personal Finance" or "Economics" for high school graduation. Recent legislation (HB 1001, 2025) focused on higher education savings, not financial literacy requirements.

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9th-12th Grades

Additional South Dakota Resources

South Dakota has 166 school districts, operating 1,004 schools, employing over 23,650 teachers, and teaching more than 158,879 students. Here's some additional helpful resources for financial education standards in South Dakota:

State Standards Jump$tart Coalition