De Smet Middle School - 03
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · De Smet, South Dakota
De Smet Middle School - 03 in De Smet, South Dakota enrolled 91 students in 2024-25 with 5.6 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the South Dakota middle-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
82 students in 2022-23, 86 students in 2023-24, 91 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.8 to 5.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 82 | 4.8 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 5.6 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 91 | 5.6 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 South Dakota middle schools
Among the 160 South Dakota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 242 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection De Smet Middle School - 03 enrolled 80 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 242 of the 80 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.1% of students were White, 5.5% Hispanic, 2.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.1%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Black2.2%
- Two or more races2.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at De Smet Middle School - 03 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 50‑54% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 40‑44% (2021-22) | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about De Smet Middle School - 03
- Lake Preston Middle School - 03The nearest public middle school, 9.2 miles away: 33 students, 8.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.2 mi
- Willow Lake Middle School - 03The next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 54 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare De Smet Middle School - 03 with Lake Preston Middle School - 03Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much De Smet School District 38-2 spends per student$13,208 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,208
- The largest public schools in South DakotaDe Smet Middle School - 03 is the number 70 by size of 163 South Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#70 of 163
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 13.3 for middle schools.16.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about De Smet Middle School - 03
How many students attend De Smet Middle School - 03?
91 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 82 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in De Smet, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at De Smet Middle School - 03?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for middle schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is De Smet Middle School - 03 a Title I school?
De Smet Middle School - 03 was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at De Smet Middle School - 03 do on state tests?
The students tested at De Smet Middle School - 03 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is De Smet Middle School - 03 in?
De Smet School District 38-2, NCES district ID 4617850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 461785000993 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.