Editing Spearfish, South Dakota (section)

==Education==
Spearfish is the home of [[Black Hills State University]], a four-year public university in the South Dakota system. Founded as Spearfish Normal School in 1883, it is still largely a teacher training institution, although its mission has expanded far beyond to include masters programs in Integrative Genomics and Business Administration. It also hosts a summer arts institute, with Spearfish native and international opera star [[Johanna Meier]] (daughter of the ''Black Hills Passion Play'' founder Joseph Meier) serving as Artistic Director.

It is in the [[Spearfish School District 40-2]]<!--UNI 66930-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46081_lawrence/DC20SD_C46081.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lawrence County, SD|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=September 27, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st46_sd/schooldistrict_maps/c46081_lawrence/DC20SD_C46081_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>