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Douglas School District, South Dakota

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Douglas School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,750 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Douglas School District is a school district in South Dakota (Pennington and Meade counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,750 students attended one of the district's five 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 Douglas School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ben Frerichs
Tanya Gray
Amy McGovern
Chris Misselt
Tonya Welch

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.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,360,000 $4,123 34%
Local: $6,783,000 $2,462 20%
State: $15,740,000 $5,713 46%
Total: $33,883,000 $12,299
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,555,000 $10,727
Total Current Expenditures: $28,649,000 $10,398
Instructional Expenditures: $18,004,000 $6,535 61%
Student and Staff Support: $3,113,000 $1,129 11%
Administration: $2,711,000 $984 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,821,000 $1,749 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $815,000 $295
Construction: $124,000 $45
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $91,000 $33
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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."[2]

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 39 40-59 20-29 35-39 15-19 40-44 40
2018-2019 48 >=80 40-49 40-44 25-29 50-54 49
2017-2018 44 60-79 20-29 35-39 20-24 45-49 47
2016-2017 43 60-69 20-29 35-39 15-19 40-44 46
2015-2016 42 40-59 20-29 35-39 15-19 40-44 46
2014-2015 39 40-59 11-19 35-39 15-19 35-39 42
2013-2014 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 71 60-79 50-59 65-69 55-59 70-74 73
2011-2012 74 >=80 60-69 70-74 50-54 70-74 77
2010-2011 75 60-79 70-79 70-74 60-64 75-79 77

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 49 40-59 30-39 45-49 20-24 60-64 50
2018-2019 54 >=80 40-49 45-49 25-29 65-69 56
2017-2018 48 >=80 30-39 40-44 25-29 45-49 51
2016-2017 47 80-89 40-49 40-44 25-29 45-49 48
2015-2016 47 60-79 40-49 45-49 25-29 45-49 49
2014-2015 44 40-59 30-39 40-44 20-24 50-54 46
2013-2014 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 67 >=80 50-59 65-69 50-54 65-69 69
2011-2012 72 >=80 60-69 70-74 60-64 75-79 72
2010-2011 73 60-79 60-69 70-74 60-64 75-79 75

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 85-89 PS PS >=80 >=50 >=80 85-89
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=80 >=50 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=80 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS >=50 <50 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS >=50 <50 >=50 80-84
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,750 -2.0
2021-2022 2,804 1.7
2020-2021 2,755 -3.7
2019-2020 2,858 -2.4
2018-2019 2,927 -0.9
2017-2018 2,954 4.4
2016-2017 2,824 1.1
2015-2016 2,792 2.5
2014-2015 2,722 0.7
2013-2014 2,703 4.2
2012-2013 2,590 -1.1
2011-2012 2,619 1.4
2010-2011 2,583 4.7
2009-2010 2,462 1.5
2008-2009 2,424 5.6
2007-2008 2,289 -0.7
2006-2007 2,306 -0.6
2005-2006 2,319 -10.2
2004-2005 2,555 0.6
2003-2004 2,539 0.2
2002-2003 2,535 4.5
2001-2002 2,420 1.8
2000-2001 2,376 1.1
1999-2000 2,349 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Douglas School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 7.6 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.6
Black 1.8 3.3
Hispanic 11.0 8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 10.7 5.8
White 67.9 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.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Douglas School District had 184.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.9.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 10.05
Elementary: 113.76
Secondary: 40.13
Total: 184.57

Douglas School District employed 12.50 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.50
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 14.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 6.00
Student Support Services: 16.91
Other Support Services: 81.23


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Douglas School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Douglas High School - 037499-12
Douglas Middle School - 016706-8
Douglas Preschool - 080PK-PK
Patriot Elementary -06890KG-3
Vandenberg Elementary - 024414-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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