Hamlin Middle School - 02

Hamlin Middle School - 02 is one of the average-sized 6-8 campuss in Hayti, South Dakota, operated by Hamlin School District 28-3, with 198 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Hamlin Middle School - 02 is one of 3 schools operated by Hamlin School District 28-3, a district that works with 896 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hamlin Middle School - 02 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hamlin Middle School - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hamlin County shows median household earnings sit near $87,101, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hamlin County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,533 students), of which Hamlin Middle School - 02 is one.

Hamlin Elementary - 09 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamlin Middle School - 02 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.7%.

Hamlin Middle School - 02 operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Hamlin Middle School - 02's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 180 (now 198). Class-load math has rose: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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