George McGovern Middle School -09 vs Memorial Middle School - 04

How do these schools compare?

Metric George McGovern Middle School -09 Memorial Middle School - 04
Location Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls, SD
School Type regular regular
Grade Level middle middle
Enrollment 780 1,133
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.3:1 16.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.9% 14.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric George McGovern Middle School -09 Memorial Middle School - 04
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,493 $12,493
District Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group George McGovern Middle School -09 Memorial Middle School - 04
White 38.1% 72.7%
African American 16.0% 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.8% 9.3%
Asian 0.8% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.7% 2.6%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.9% 8.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric George McGovern Middle School -09 Memorial Middle School - 04
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 260:1 377.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 37.9% 15.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 243 96
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.