Selby Middle School - 03

Selby Middle School - 03 is one of the rural-scale middle-grades schools in Selby, South Dakota, part of Selby Area School District 62-5, with 40 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 187 students each, so Selby Middle School - 03 sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Selby Area School District 62-5 (188 students total), Selby Middle School - 03 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Selby Middle School - 03 logs that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% Native American, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Walworth County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Selby Middle School - 03 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Walworth County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,026, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Walworth County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 784 students), of which Selby Middle School - 03 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Selby High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Selby Middle School - 03 at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

Selby Middle School - 03 operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selby Middle School - 03 has ticked up 18%, going from 34 students in 2018 to 40 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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