West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02

West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is an elementary campus of expansive scale in Humboldt, South Dakota, operated by West Central School District 49-7, serveing 310 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in West Central School District 49-7 (1,418 students total), West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest reads as 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Minnehaha County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Minnehaha County shows median household income runs about $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

The closest other public school is West Central Hartford Elementary - 05, roughly 6.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 310). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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