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South Middle School 36

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2 Indiana St
Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone
(605) 394-4024
District
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
County
PENNINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
553
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.6% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

South Middle School 36 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
42%
30%
45%
19%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
46%
37%
50%
26%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
43%
40%
48%
23%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 169 30.6%
Grade 7 193 34.9%
Grade 8 191 34.5%
Total 553 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.8% 67.5% 71.8%
Black 1.3% 1.2% 3.3%
Hispanic 15.3% 11.1% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.3% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 25.6% 18.9% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.4% 41.0% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 36.7% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 4.3% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 98,684 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 237.0 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 20.1% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,010 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.1% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $79,786,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $9,140,000 6.3%
Staff $601 $7,663,000 5.3%
General Administration $293 $3,730,000 2.6%
School Administration $604 $7,700,000 5.3%
Operation $1,492 $19,023,000 13.1%
Transportation $270 $3,438,000 2.4%
Other $293 $3,737,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,270 $54,431,000 37.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $893 $11,387,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $11,423 $145,604,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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