Herreid Middle School - 03

Herreid Middle School - 03 operates as a rural-scale junior high in Herreid, South Dakota, operated by Herreid School District 10-1. Current enrollment sits at 35 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

Herreid School District 10-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 147 students; Herreid Middle School - 03 is among them.

On demographics, Herreid Middle School - 03 records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at Herreid Middle School - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Herreid Middle School - 03 sits in the top 10% of South Dakota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.3%; actual is 70.7%, +19.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Campbell County shows median household earnings sit near $68,929, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Herreid Middle School - 03 is one of 3 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 147 students).

Nearest neighbor: Herreid Elementary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Herreid Middle School - 03 operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Herreid Middle School - 03 has increased 84%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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