New Underwood School District, South Dakota

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New Underwood School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 291 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

New Underwood School District is a school district in South Dakota (Pennington County). During the 2023 school year, 291 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 New Underwood 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
Chuck Branum
David Flint
Jodi Richter
Britney VanderMay
Laurel Venhuizen

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:	$450,000	$1,679	10%
Local:	$1,260,000	$4,701	28%
State:	$2,743,000	$10,235	62%
Total:	$4,453,000	$16,616

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$3,857,000	$14,391
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,663,000	$13,667
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,414,000	$5,276	37%
Student and Staff Support:	$159,000	$593	4%
Administration:	$1,619,000	$6,041	42%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$471,000	$1,757	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$179,000	$667
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$3,000	$11

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	35-39			PS	PS	<50	35-39
2018-2019	55-59	PS		PS	<50	>=50	55-59
2017-2018	50-54	PS		PS	>=50	<50	50-54
2016-2017	50-54			PS	>=50	<50	50-54
2015-2016	40-44			PS	<50	<50	40-44
2014-2015	35-39			PS	<50	<50	40-44
2012-2013	70-74	PS		PS	>=50	PS	75-79
2011-2012	70-74			PS	<50	PS	75-79
2010-2011	70-74		PS	PS	<50		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	45-49			PS	PS	<50	45-49
2018-2019	55-59	PS		PS	>=50	<50	55-59
2017-2018	65-69	PS		PS	>=50	<50	65-69
2016-2017	55-59			PS	>=50	<50	55-59
2015-2016	50-54			PS	<50	<50	55-59
2014-2015	45-49			PS	<50	<50	45-49
2012-2013	75-79	PS		PS	>=50	PS	75-79
2011-2012	85-89			PS	>=50	PS	85-89
2010-2011	80-84		PS	PS	>=50		80-84

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			PS	PS		>=80
2017-2018	>=80			PS	PS		>=80
2016-2017	>=50				PS		>=50
2015-2016	>=80				PS		>=80
2014-2015	>=80			PS	PS		>=80
2013-2014	>=80				PS	PS	>=80
2012-2013	>=80			PS	PS		>=80
2011-2012	>=50				PS		>=50
2010-2011	>=50				PS		>=50

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	291	1.4
2021-2022	287	6.6
2020-2021	268	7.5
2019-2020	248	4.8
2018-2019	236	-0.4
2017-2018	237	-3.8
2016-2017	246	-4.9
2015-2016	258	-2.3
2014-2015	264	0.8
2013-2014	262	-3.8
2012-2013	272	4.4
2011-2012	260	-5.4
2010-2011	274	4.7
2009-2010	261	-12.3
2008-2009	293	0.7
2007-2008	291	8.2
2006-2007	267	3.0
2005-2006	259	-15.8
2004-2005	300	8.0
2003-2004	276	0.4
2002-2003	275	0.0
2001-2002	275	-2.2
2000-2001	281	1.8
1999-2000	276	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	New Underwood School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.4	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.6
Black	0.0	3.3
Hispanic	2.4	8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	12.7	5.8
White	82.5	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, New Underwood School District had 18.16 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.02.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	1.00
Elementary:	10.52
Secondary:	4.84
Total:	18.16

New Underwood School District employed 4.55 district administrators and 1.45 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	4.55
District Administrative Support:	1.00
School Administrators:	1.45
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	5.14
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:	1.93
Other Support Services:	3.96

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

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
New Underwood Elementary - 02	127	KG-5
New Underwood High School - 01	96	9-12
New Underwood Jr. High - 04	68	6-8

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