Faith Jr. High - 06
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Faith, South Dakota
Faith Jr. High - 06 in Faith, South Dakota enrolled 18 students in 2024-25 with 2.1 full-time teachers, 8.5 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, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 fell 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
26 students in 2022-23, 19 students in 2023-24, 18 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.1 to 2.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 26 | 2.1 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 19 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 2.1 | 8.5 |
8.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Faith Jr. High - 06 enrolled 28 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.2% of students were White, 16.7% of two or more races, 5.6% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White72.2%
- Two or more races16.7%
- American Indian5.6%
- Pacific Islander5.6%
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 Faith Jr. High - 06 scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 | 21‑39% | 50‑54% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 35‑39% (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 Faith Jr. High - 06
- Dupree Jr. High - 04The nearest public middle school, 22 miles away: 52 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
- Compare Faith Jr. High - 06 with Dupree Jr. High - 04Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Faith School District 46-2 spends per student$12,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,109
- The largest public schools in South DakotaFaith Jr. High - 06 is the number 153 by size of 163 South Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#153 of 163
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 13.3 for middle schools.8.5:1
- 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 Faith Jr. High - 06
How many students attend Faith Jr. High - 06?
18 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 26 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Faith, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Faith Jr. High - 06?
8.5 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 Faith Jr. High - 06 a Title I school?
Faith Jr. High - 06 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 Faith Jr. High - 06 do on state tests?
The students tested at Faith Jr. High - 06 scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Faith Jr. High - 06 in?
Faith School District 46-2, NCES district ID 4622940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 462294000995 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.