Public Schools: Instructional Time

State law (SDCL 13-26-1) establishes the minimum number of hours in a school term as follows: For kindergarten, the minimum is 437.5 hours; for grades 1-5, the minimum is 875 hours (exclusive of intermissions); and for grades 6-12, the minimum is 962.5 hours (exclusive of intermissions).

• 2021-22 Instructional Minutes
• 2020-21 Instructional Minutes
• 2019-20 Instructional Time
• 2018-19 Instructional Time
• 2017-18 Instructional Time
• 2016-17 Instructional Time
• 2015-16 Instructional Time
• 2014-15 Instructional Time (revised 2/19/16)
• 2013-14 Instructional Time
• 2012-13 Instructional Time