Middle school (grades 6-8) · Roscoe, SD

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02

Federal NCES profile for Edmunds Central Middle School - 02, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 463444000032

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the South Dakota median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Roscoe · Resource Index: 55
Resource Index · Higher: 14:1
students per teacher: 35.1%
free-lunch eligible

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 has class sizes near the South Dakota median. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Roscoe, SD.

School address

Roscoe, SD 57471

District: Edmunds Central School District 22-5 · South Dakota

NCES ID 463444000032 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 463444000032 · Roscoe, SD Middle · SMALL · TRAD

28 enr · 14:1 · 35.1% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 (61 students)

Resource Investment Index #2 of 3 public schools in Roscoe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Edmunds Centra

61
Edmunds Centra

43
This school

28
Boulder Colony

12

What this shows Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 reports 28 students on the CCD universe file.

How Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 compares

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 on the metrics families compare, against South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric	This school	vs South Dakota	South Dakota avg	U.S. avg
Students per teacher	14:1	▲ 3%	13.6:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	35.1%	▲ 22%	28.8%	51.7%
Enrollment	28	top 83%	-	-

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14:1

Leaner classes than 57% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.

Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need

35.1%

free-lunch eligible - 22% above the South Dakota average of 28.8%

Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.

Staffing depth

14:1

students per teacher - 3% above state mean

Top 58% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 42% of state schools

Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.

Engagement

3.6%

chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)

Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.

Funding equity

$18,401

per pupil, district-wide - above South Dakota avg of $13,985

Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.

Support staff

Counselors0.0 FTE

Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 82.1%

Hispanic or Latino 14.3%

American Indian / Alaska Native 3.6%

Largest group: White at 82.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.4, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is more mixed than the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Edmunds Central School District 22-5, which includes Edmunds Central Middle School - 02.

$18,401

Per student

+32%

vs South Dakota

Avg $13,985

+4%

vs U.S.

Avg $17,658

Revenue mix

Local 83.0%

State 5.2%

Federal 11.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 Compares to District-Mates

School	Enrollment	Economic Profile	Student-Teacher Ratio	Resources	Type
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Larger	Similar economic need	Lower S:T ratio	Similar resources	Traditional public
Edmunds Central High School - 01	Larger	Similar economic need	Lower S:T ratio	Similar resources	Traditional public
Boulder Colony School - 06	Smaller	No free-lunch data	Lower S:T ratio	Lower resources	Traditional public

Comparisons are relative to Edmunds Central Middle School - 02's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Edmunds Central School District 22-5 · 3 sibling schools

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Edmunds Central Elementary - 05

Other Standard

Enrollment: 61
Students per teacher: 7.6:1
Resource Index: 60/100

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Edmunds Central High School - 01

High Standard

Enrollment: 43
Students per teacher: 10.8:1
Resource Index: 53/100

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Boulder Colony School - 06

Elementary Standard

Enrollment: 12
Students per teacher: 12:1
Resource Index: 41/100

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Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~28 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14:1)

Frequently asked questions about Edmunds Central Middle School - 02

How many students attend Edmunds Central Middle School - 02?

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 has 28 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Roscoe, SD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02?

The student-teacher ratio at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is 14:1, which is 3% higher than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02?

35.1% of students at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Dakota average of 28.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Edmunds Central Middle School - 02?

The largest demographic group at Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 is White at 82.1% of enrollment, in Roscoe, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Edmunds Central Middle School - 02?

Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 rank among public schools in Roscoe?

By Resource Investment Index, Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Roscoe, SD. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Edmunds Central School District 22-5?

Besides Edmunds Central Middle School - 02, Edmunds Central School District 22-5 also operates Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 (61 students), Edmunds Central High School - 01 (43 students), and Boulder Colony School - 06 (12 students). See the Edmunds Central School District 22-5 district page for the complete list.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.