Lennox Intermediate - 09

Set in Lennox, South Dakota, Lennox Intermediate - 09 is a moderately sized intermediate school, part of Lennox School District 41-4. It teaches 185 students across grades 5 through 6.

Lennox Intermediate - 09 is one of 5 schools operated by Lennox School District 41-4, a district that serves 1,192 students overall.

On demographics, Lennox Intermediate - 09 logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Lennox Intermediate - 09 shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Lennox Intermediate - 09 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lennox Intermediate - 09 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.4%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +6.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Lincoln County shows median household earnings sit near $99,166, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lincoln County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,530 students), of which Lennox Intermediate - 09 is one.

The closest other public school is Lennox Elementary - 02, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Lennox Intermediate - 09. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lennox Intermediate - 09 at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lennox Intermediate - 09 has changed only slightly, going from 184 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.