Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06
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SD Smarter Balanced 2022-23 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The South Dakota average is about 50 of 100.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06
Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 is a rural-scale middle school in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, operated by Eagle Butte School District 20-1. The school enrolls 5 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 sits 97% leaner than that benchmark.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 380 students; Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 is among them.
On the student-mix side, Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 20% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 21% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.2:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Across the wider county, Dewey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,104 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 29%. Across Dewey County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,466 students), Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Eagle Butte Primary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06 has edged down 17%, going from 6 students in 2018 to 5 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 0% to 20% over that span.
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