Doland Jr. High - 02

Doland Jr. High - 02, a tiny middle school in Doland, South Dakota, overseen by Doland School District 56-2, caters to 15 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 187.

Doland School District 56-2 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 141 students; Doland Jr. High - 02 is among them.

On demographics, Doland Jr. High - 02 shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest reads as 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Doland Jr. High - 02 records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Doland Jr. High - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Doland Jr. High - 02 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.8%; actual is 34.0%, a gap of -20.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Spink County shows median household income runs about $70,139, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Doland Jr. High - 02 is one of 22 public schools in Spink County (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students).

The closest other public school is Doland Elementary - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Doland Jr. High - 02's enrollment has increased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 13 (now 15). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 8% to 0% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 5.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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