Mountain View Elementary - 08
Public elementary school, kindergarten · Spearfish, South Dakota
Mountain View Elementary - 08 in Spearfish, South Dakota enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 14.3 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
168 students in 2022-23, 166 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.3 to 14.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 168 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 14.1 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 168 | 14.3 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools
Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary 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 336 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain View Elementary - 08 enrolled 168 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 336 of the 168 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent10.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.2% of students were White, 8.9% Hispanic, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White79.2%
- Hispanic8.9%
- Two or more races8.3%
- American Indian3.0%
- Asian0.6%
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.
Elementary schools in Spearfish
3 public elementary schools in Spearfish report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain View Elementary - 08 is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary - 07 | 553 | 15.5 | 18.3% |
| West Elementary - 03 | 322 | 10.5 | 12.4% |
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 | 168 | 11.8 | 17.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mountain View Elementary - 08
- West Elementary - 03The nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 322 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Creekside Elementary - 07The next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 553 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Mountain View Elementary - 08 with West Elementary - 03Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Spearfish School District 40-2 spends per student$9,680 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,680
- The largest public schools in South DakotaMountain View Elementary - 08 is the number 144 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 315
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- 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 Mountain View Elementary - 08
How many students attend Mountain View Elementary - 08?
168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 168 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spearfish, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary - 08?
11.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain View Elementary - 08 a Title I school?
Mountain View Elementary - 08 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mountain View Elementary - 08 in?
Spearfish School District 40-2, NCES district ID 4666930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 466693001342 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
- 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.