Britton-Hecla School District, South Dakota

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Britton-Hecla School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 476 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Britton-Hecla School District is a school district in South Dakota (Brown and Marshall counties). During the 2023 school year, 476 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Britton-Hecla School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Kelli Erickson
Angela Grupe
Josh Hawkinson
Troy Knecht
Heather Landreth
Audrey Schuller
Kurt Zuehlke

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$908,000	$2,097	14%
Local:	$4,728,000	$10,919	75%
State:	$697,000	$1,610	11%
Total:	$6,333,000	$14,626

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$5,797,000	$13,387
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,497,000	$10,385
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,559,000	$5,909	44%
Student and Staff Support:	$337,000	$778	6%
Administration:	$558,000	$1,288	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$1,043,000	$2,408	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,023,000	$2,362
Construction:	$770,000	$1,778
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$24,000	$55
Interest on Debt:	$172,000	$397

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	37	PS	PS	<50	PS	>=50	35-39
2018-2019	44	PS	PS	<50	PS	>=50	40-44
2017-2018	48	PS	PS	PS	PS	>=50	45-49
2016-2017	48	PS	PS	PS	PS	<50	45-49
2015-2016	42	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	40-44
2014-2015	39	PS	PS	<50	<50	PS	40-44
2012-2013	80	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		80-84
2011-2012	86	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		85-89
2010-2011	83	PS	PS	>=50	>=50	PS	80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	54	PS	PS	<50	PS	>=50	55-59
2018-2019	59	PS	PS	<50	PS	>=50	55-59
2017-2018	60	PS	PS	PS	PS	>=50	60-64
2016-2017	56	PS	PS	PS	PS	>=50	55-59
2015-2016	57	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	55-59
2014-2015	48	PS	PS	<50	<50	PS	50-54
2012-2013	76	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		75-79
2011-2012	80	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		75-79
2010-2011	79	PS	PS	>=50	>=50	PS	75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	>=80		PS		PS		>=80
2018-2019	>=80			PS	PS	PS	>=80
2017-2018	>=80	PS	PS		PS		>=80
2016-2017	>=90						>=90
2015-2016	>=90			PS	PS		>=90
2014-2015	>=90	PS		PS			>=90
2013-2014	>=90			PS			>=90
2012-2013	>=90				PS		>=90
2011-2012	>=90			PS	PS		>=90
2010-2011	>=90			PS	PS		>=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	476	4.8
2021-2022	453	4.4
2020-2021	433	3.2
2019-2020	419	0.0
2018-2019	419	1.2
2017-2018	414	1.0
2016-2017	410	-5.1
2015-2016	431	-4.9
2014-2015	452	-1.8
2013-2014	460	-5.0
2012-2013	483	-2.1
2011-2012	493	-1.0
2010-2011	498	-1.6
2009-2010	506	2.4
2008-2009	494	-4.5
2007-2008	516	-2.9
2006-2007	531	-1.5
2005-2006	539	3.0
2004-2005	523	-1.1
2003-2004	529	-2.1
2002-2003	540	0.0
2001-2002	0	0.0
2000-2001	0	0.0
1999-2000	0	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Britton-Hecla School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	1.6
Black	0.6	3.3
Hispanic	4.2	8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	2.7	5.8
White	91.2	70.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Britton-Hecla School District had 35.31 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.48.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.20
Kindergarten:	2.37
Elementary:	16.94
Secondary:	8.87
Total:	35.31

Britton-Hecla School District employed 5.25 district administrators and 1.75 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	5.25
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	1.75
School Administrative Support:	1.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	11.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	2.49
Other Support Services:	13.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Britton-Hecla School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02	174	KG-5
Britton-Hecla High School - 01	130	9-12
Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03	104	6-8
Sunset Colony Elementary - 04	24	KG-8
Sunset Colony High School - 06	10	9-12
Westwood Rural Elementary - 05	34	KG-8

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