Lennox Jr. High - 08

Lennox Jr. High - 08, a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Lennox, South Dakota, one of the schools within Lennox School District 41-4, caters to 169 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

Lennox Jr. High - 08 is one of 5 schools operated by Lennox School District 41-4, a district that works with 1,192 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lennox Jr. High - 08 reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 5% Native American, 4% multiracial. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.4:1, putting Lennox Jr. High - 08 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Lennox Jr. High - 08 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.7%, the actual is 66.8%, a residual of +10.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household income runs about $99,166, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Jr. High - 08 is one.

The closest other public school is Lennox High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lennox Jr. High - 08 comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 182 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.