Hamlin Middle School - 02
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hayti, South Dakota
Hamlin Middle School - 02 in Hayti, South Dakota enrolled 198 students in 2024-25 with 10.4 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the South Dakota middle-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
186 students in 2022-23, 182 students in 2023-24, 198 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.3 to 10.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 186 | 10.3 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 11.3 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 198 | 10.4 | 19.0 |
19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 402 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hamlin Middle School - 02 enrolled 201 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 402 of the 201 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent8.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.4% of students were White, 6.6% Hispanic, 1.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.4%
- Hispanic6.6%
- Two or more races1.0%
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 Hamlin Middle School - 02 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 | 40‑44% | 52% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑54% | 53% (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 Hamlin Middle School - 02
- Castlewood Middle School - 03The nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 76 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).14 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 Hamlin Middle School - 02 with Castlewood Middle School - 03Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hamlin School District spends per student$9,580 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,580
- The largest public schools in South DakotaHamlin Middle School - 02 is the number 42 by size of 163 South Dakota middle schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 163
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 13.3 for middle schools.19.0:1
- 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 Hamlin Middle School - 02
How many students attend Hamlin Middle School - 02?
198 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 186 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hayti, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamlin Middle School - 02?
19.0 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 Hamlin Middle School - 02 a Title I school?
Hamlin Middle School - 02 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hamlin Middle School - 02 do on state tests?
The students tested at Hamlin Middle School - 02 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 Hamlin Middle School - 02 in?
Hamlin School District, NCES district ID 4630800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 463080000259 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.