Madison 2-3 Center - 19

Madison 2-3 Center - 19 operates as a heavily attended primary school in Huron, South Dakota, one of the schools within Huron School District 02-2. Current enrollment sits at 474 students spanning grades 2 through 3. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 132% bigger than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Huron School District 02-2 (3,078 students total), Madison 2-3 Center - 19 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Madison 2-3 Center - 19 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 37% White, 19% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Madison 2-3 Center - 19 higher than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Beadle County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Madison 2-3 Center - 19 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Beadle County) shows that median household income runs about $67,681, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Madison 2-3 Center - 19 is one of 17 public schools in Beadle County (combined enrollment of about 3,544 students).

The closest other public school is Washington 4-5 Center - 20, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Madison 2-3 Center - 19. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madison 2-3 Center - 19 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.6%.

Madison 2-3 Center - 19 operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Madison 2-3 Center - 19's enrollment has ticked up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 474). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 39% across the same window.

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