McLaughlin School District, South Dakota

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McLaughlin School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 427 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

McLaughlin School District is a school district in South Dakota (Corson County). During the 2024 school year, 427 students attended one of the district's three 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 McLaughlin 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
Elisa Chambers
Jonathan Sam
Hank Taken Alive
Claudia Walking Elk

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:	$7,969,000	$18,362	62%
Local:	$1,740,000	$4,009	14%
State:	$3,201,000	$7,376	25%
Total:	$12,910,000	$29,747

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$11,454,000	$26,391
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,900,000	$20,506
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,479,000	$10,320	39%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,229,000	$2,831	11%
Administration:	$1,557,000	$3,587	14%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$1,635,000	$3,767	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,233,000	$5,145
Construction:	$487,000	$1,122
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$64,000	$147

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	<=5			PS	<=5	PS	PS
2018-2019	3			PS	<=5	<50	PS
2017-2018	3			PS	<=5		PS
2016-2017	2			PS	<=5		PS
2015-2016	3			PS	<=5		PS
2014-2015	4			PS	<=5	PS	<50
2013-2014	PS				PS
2012-2013	27				25-29	PS	PS
2011-2012	45-49			PS	45-49	PS	>=50
2010-2011	50-54	PS			45-49		>=50

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	6-9			PS	6-9	PS	PS
2018-2019	5			PS	<=5	<50	PS
2017-2018	11			PS	10-14		PS
2016-2017	5			PS	<=5		PS
2015-2016	9			PS	6-9		PS
2014-2015	8			PS	6-9	PS	<50
2013-2014	PS				PS
2012-2013	32				30-34	PS	PS
2011-2012	45-49			PS	45-49	PS	>=50
2010-2011	40-44	PS			40-44		>=50

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	60-69			PS	60-79
2018-2019	50-59				50-59	PS	PS
2017-2018	50-59				50-59
2016-2017	40-49			PS	40-49
2015-2016	30-39				30-39
2014-2015	50-59				40-49		PS
2013-2014	40-49				40-49
2012-2013	40-49				40-49		PS
2011-2012	30-39				30-39		PS
2010-2011	30-39				30-39		PS

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	427	-3.5
2022-2023	442	1.8
2021-2022	434	-6.7
2020-2021	463	1.3
2019-2020	457	-3.9
2018-2019	475	2.1
2017-2018	465	-3.0
2016-2017	479	-1.3
2015-2016	485	-5.6
2014-2015	512	1.0
2013-2014	507	9.7
2012-2013	458	9.0
2011-2012	417	-9.1
2010-2011	455	4.8
2009-2010	433	-12.2
2008-2009	486	14.0
2007-2008	418	-8.1
2006-2007	452	5.1
2005-2006	429	-8.6
2004-2005	466	-5.8
2003-2004	493	4.7
2002-2003	470	1.7
2001-2002	462	7.8
2000-2001	426	-6.6
1999-2000	454	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	McLaughlin School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	96.0	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.6	1.6
Black	0.0	3.4
Hispanic	0.0	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	1.6	5.9
White	0.7	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, McLaughlin School District had 45.21 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	2.00
Kindergarten:	1.71
Elementary:	20.01
Secondary:	15.49
Total:	45.21

McLaughlin School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 2.91 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	5.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	2.91
School Administrative Support:	4.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	21.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.62
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	6.88
Other Support Services:	18.00

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 McLaughlin School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Mclaughlin Elementary - 02	209	PK-5
Mclaughlin High School - 01	147	9-12
Mclaughlin Middle School - 03	71	6-8

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