Plankinton Middle School - 03

Plankinton Middle School - 03 operates as an one-room-style 6-8 campus in Plankinton, South Dakota, operated by Plankinton School District 01-1. Current enrollment sits at 49 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 187.

Within Plankinton School District 01-1, which oversees 7 schools and 291 students, Plankinton Middle School - 03 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Plankinton Middle School - 03 lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 37% of students at Plankinton Middle School - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Plankinton Middle School - 03 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.0%; actual is 29.3%, a gap of -18.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Aurora County put median household income runs about $72,885, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Plankinton Middle School - 03 is one of 11 public schools in Aurora County (combined enrollment of about 566 students).

The closest other public school is Plankinton Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Plankinton Middle School - 03 at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 32%: 37 students in 2018 compared to 49 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 73% to 61% over that span.

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