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).
Public School Calendars:- 2022-23 Instructional Minutes
- 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