North Park Elementary - 08

Public elementary school, kindergarten · Belle Fourche, South Dakota

North Park Elementary - 08 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota enrolled 89 students in 2024-25 with 8.4 full-time teachers, 10.6 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).

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

106 students in 2022-23, 88 students in 2023-24, 89 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.5 to 8.4.

Students enrolled at North Park Elementary - 08 by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231062023-24882024-2589
Students enrolled at North Park Elementary - 08 by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231062023-24882024-2589
Students enrolled at North Park Elementary - 08 by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231062023-24882024-2589
Students enrolled at North Park Elementary - 08 by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231062023-24882024-2589
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231068.512.5
2023-24888.210.8
2024-25898.410.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 10.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 10.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 10.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 10.6; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

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 North Park Elementary - 08 enrolled 98 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 absent14.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.8% of students were White, 7.9% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.8%
  2. Hispanic7.9%
  3. Two or more races3.4%

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 Belle Fourche

2 public elementary schools in Belle Fourche report 2024-25 enrollment; North Park Elementary - 08 is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Park Elementary - 0334711.535.4%
North Park Elementary - 088910.632.6%

All public schools in Belle Fourche →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Park Elementary - 08

  1. South Park Elementary - 03The nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 347 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Creekside Elementary - 07The next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 553 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare North Park Elementary - 08 with South Park Elementary - 03Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belle Fourche School District 09-1 spends per student$10,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,737
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaNorth Park Elementary - 08 is the number 207 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#207 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.10.6:1
  7. 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 North Park Elementary - 08

  1. How many students attend North Park Elementary - 08?
    89 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 106 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belle Fourche, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Park Elementary - 08?
    10.6 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.
  3. Is North Park Elementary - 08 a Title I school?
    North Park Elementary - 08 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is North Park Elementary - 08 in?
    Belle Fourche School District 09-1, NCES district ID 4605610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 460561000289 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