Harding County Middle School - 03

Located at 12474 Tipperary St, in Buffalo, South Dakota, Harding County Middle School - 03 is an one-room-style middle school that enrolls 60 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Harding County School District 31-1. Enrollment runs roughly 68% smaller than the state mean of about 187.

Harding County School District 31-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 227 students; Harding County Middle School - 03 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Harding County Middle School - 03 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Harding County Middle School - 03 has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at Harding County Middle School - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Harding County Middle School - 03 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of +1.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harding County) records that median household income runs about $80,441, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Harding County Middle School - 03 is one of 5 public schools in Harding County (combined enrollment of about 227 students).

Harding County High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Harding County Middle School - 03.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harding County Middle School - 03 has rose 62%, going from 37 students in 2018 to 60 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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