Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03

As a cozy middle school in Platte, South Dakota, Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 hosts 94 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Platte - Geddes School District 11-5. That puts it 50% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 187 students.

Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 522 students; Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Charles Mix County's rate of about 80%.

With demographic context factored in, Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 58.5%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Charles Mix County indicate median household income runs about $64,038, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Charles Mix County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students), of which Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 is one.

Platte - Geddes High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03. On composite proficiency, Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03's enrollment has climbed 45% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 94). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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