South Dakota

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

8,400,102

teachers @ $49,000 each(in South Dakota)

New School Buildings

11,760

schools @ $35,000,000 each

Free School Lunches (1 year)

274,403,333

students fed @ $1,500 each

Student Textbook Sets

1,646,420,000

students equipped @ $250 each

Laptops for Students

1,372,016,666

students with laptops @ $300 each

Full Pell Grants (1 year)

55,659,905

college students aided @ $7,395 each

School Counselor Salaries (1 year)

6,860,083

counselors @ $60,000 each

New School Buses

3,430,041

buses @ $120,000 each

Median-Priced Homes

1,524,462

homes @ $270,000 each(in South Dakota)

Public Housing Units

2,352,028

units @ $175,000 each(in South Dakota)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

45,733,888

families housed @ $9,000 each(in South Dakota)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

16,464,200

beds @ $25,000 each

People Insured (1 year)

51,450,625

people insured @ $8,000 each(in South Dakota)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

6,860,083

nurses @ $60,000 each(in South Dakota)

Hospital Beds

274,403

hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

7,483,727

counselors @ $55,000 each