Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04

Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04, a micro-enrollment middle school in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, one of the schools within Wessington Springs School District 36-2, caters to 41 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 78% smaller than the state mean of about 187.

Within Wessington Springs School District 36-2, which oversees 7 schools and 461 students, Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Jerauld County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.4:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.0%; actual is 29.6%, a gap of -21.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jerauld County put median household income runs about $73,750, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Jerauld County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 461 students), Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 is one campus in the mix.

Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 has expanded 11%, going from 37 students in 2018 to 41 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.