De Smet Middle School - 03

De Smet Middle School - 03, a compact intermediate school in De Smet, South Dakota, part of De Smet School District 38-2, hosts 91 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.

De Smet School District 38-2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 362 students. De Smet Middle School - 03 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, De Smet Middle School - 03 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, De Smet Middle School - 03 reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), De Smet Middle School - 03 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 49.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kingsbury County indicate median household income runs about $74,000, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kingsbury County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,061 students), De Smet Middle School - 03 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is De Smet High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), De Smet Middle School - 03 ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. De Smet Middle School - 03's enrollment has rose 54% since 2018, when it stood at 59 (now 91). Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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