McIntosh Middle School - 03

Located at 511 Main St, in McIntosh, South Dakota, McIntosh Middle School - 03 is a rural-scale middle-grades school that teaches 44 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by McIntosh School District 15-1. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so McIntosh Middle School - 03 sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in McIntosh School District 15-1 (129 students total), McIntosh Middle School - 03 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, McIntosh Middle School - 03 reports that the largest single group is Native American, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 30% White, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, McIntosh Middle School - 03 lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 13.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McIntosh Middle School - 03 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.1%; this one delivers 25.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Corson County put median household earnings sit near $46,406, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 34%. In all, Corson County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 858 students), of which McIntosh Middle School - 03 is one.

McIntosh Elementary - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McIntosh Middle School - 03 at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 13.9%.

McIntosh Middle School - 03 operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. McIntosh Middle School - 03's enrollment has grew 38% since 2018, when it stood at 32 (now 44). The White share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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