Hanson School District, South Dakota

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Hanson School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 389 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Hanson School District is a school district in South Dakota (Miner and Hanson counties). During the 2024 school year, 389 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 Hanson School District consists of five 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
Natalie Abbey
Chet McManus
Quinton Patzlaff
Joe Schroeder
Casey Tegethoff

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, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$955,000	$2,393	17%
Local:	$2,713,000	$6,799	50%
State:	$1,806,000	$4,526	33%
Total:	$5,474,000	$13,719

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$5,496,000	$13,774
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,364,000	$10,937
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,638,000	$6,611	48%
Student and Staff Support:	$420,000	$1,052	8%
Administration:	$606,000	$1,518	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$700,000	$1,754	13%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,045,000	$2,619
Construction:	$1,043,000	$2,614
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$27,000	$67
Interest on Debt:	$60,000	$150

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	54			PS	PS	>=50	50-54
2018-2019	62			PS	PS	PS	60-64
2017-2018	59	PS		>=50	PS	PS	55-59
2016-2017	47		PS	<50	PS	PS	45-49
2015-2016	47		PS	<50	PS	PS	45-49
2014-2015	43	PS		PS	PS		40-44
2012-2013	75	PS	PS	PS			75-79
2011-2012	77	PS		PS		PS	75-79
2010-2011	77	PS	PS				75-79

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	66			PS	PS	>=50	65-69
2018-2019	71			PS	PS	PS	70-74
2017-2018	66	PS		>=50	PS	PS	65-69
2016-2017	56		PS	<50	PS	PS	55-59
2015-2016	56		PS	>=50	PS	PS	55-59
2014-2015	44	PS		PS	PS		45-49
2012-2013	69	PS	PS	PS			65-69
2011-2012	70	PS		PS		PS	70-74
2010-2011	72	PS	PS				70-74

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			>=80
2018-2019	80-89	PS				PS	>=80
2017-2018	>=80		PS	PS		PS	>=80
2016-2017	>=80		PS				>=80
2015-2016	>=80				PS	PS	>=80
2014-2015	>=80	PS					>=80
2013-2014	>=80		PS				>=80
2012-2013	>=80	PS					>=80
2011-2012	>=80						>=80
2010-2011	>=80						>=80

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 (%)
2023-2024	389	-1.8
2022-2023	396	-0.8
2021-2022	399	-3.0
2020-2021	411	0.2
2019-2020	410	-2.9
2018-2019	422	-1.2
2017-2018	427	-3.7
2016-2017	443	-5.0
2015-2016	465	3.7
2014-2015	448	3.1
2013-2014	434	0.5
2012-2013	432	2.8
2011-2012	420	1.4
2010-2011	414	9.4
2009-2010	375	-5.6
2008-2009	396	8.1
2007-2008	364	4.4
2006-2007	348	-8.6
2005-2006	378	7.4
2004-2005	350	-1.4
2003-2004	355	2.8
2002-2003	345	0.6
2001-2002	343	1.2
2000-2001	339	-2.9
1999-2000	349	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Hanson School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.0	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.6
Black	0.5	3.4
Hispanic	2.3	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	3.9	5.9
White	92.3	70.0

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 2023-2024 school year, Hanson School District had 27.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.99.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	1.34
Kindergarten:	1.40
Elementary:	12.89
Secondary:	7.58
Total:	27.81

Hanson School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	2.00
School Administrative Support:	0.85

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	8.00
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:	0.50
Student Support Services:	1.13
Other Support Services:	6.74

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 Hanson School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 07	5	9-12
Hanson Elementary - 06	145	PK-5
Hanson High School - 01	127	9-12
Hanson Middle School - 02	75	6-8
Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04	7	KG-8
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05	30	KG-8

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