Newell School District, South Dakota

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Newell School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 243 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Newell School District is a school district in South Dakota (Butte County). During the 2024 school year, 243 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 Newell 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
Kristin Bonefield
Tyrel Bonnet
Katie Donahey
Amber Erk
Dawn Gardner
Dean Johnson
Todd Youngberg

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:	$1,179,000	$4,383	24%
Local:	$2,487,000	$9,245	50%
State:	$1,291,000	$4,799	26%
Total:	$4,957,000	$18,428

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$4,257,000	$15,825
Total Current Expenditures:	$3,561,000	$13,237
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,971,000	$7,327	46%
Student and Staff Support:	$234,000	$869	5%
Administration:	$619,000	$2,301	15%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$737,000	$2,739	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$565,000	$2,100
Construction:	$108,000	$401
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$18,000	$66
Interest on Debt:	$41,000	$152

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	25-29	PS	PS	PS	PS	PS	25-29
2018-2019	10-14	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	15-19
2017-2018	20-24	PS	<50	PS	<=20	PS	20-24
2016-2017	20-24	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	25-29
2015-2016	30-34	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	35-39
2014-2015	25-29	PS	<50	PS	<50	PS	25-29
2013-2014	PS		PS		PS		PS
2012-2013	70-74	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	70-74
2011-2012	75-79			PS	>=50	PS	75-79
2010-2011	65-69			PS	>=50	PS	65-69

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	PS	PS	PS	35-39
2018-2019	25-29	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	30-34
2017-2018	25-29	PS	>=50	PS	<=20	PS	30-34
2016-2017	15-19	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	20-24
2015-2016	25-29	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	30-34
2014-2015	30-34	PS	<50	PS	<50	PS	30-34
2013-2014	PS		PS		PS		PS
2012-2013	65-69	PS	PS	PS	<50	PS	70-74
2011-2012	70-74			PS	>=50	PS	70-74
2010-2011	65-69			PS	>=50	PS	65-69

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		PS	>=80
2018-2019	>=80		PS		PS		>=80
2017-2018	>=80		PS		PS		>=80
2016-2017	>=80			PS			>=80
2015-2016	60-79	PS	PS		PS		>=50
2014-2015	>=80				PS		>=80
2013-2014	>=80						>=80
2012-2013	60-79				PS		60-79
2011-2012	>=80				PS		>=80
2010-2011	>=80				PS		>=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	243	-18.9
2022-2023	289	6.9
2021-2022	269	-2.2
2020-2021	275	-1.1
2019-2020	278	-9.4
2018-2019	304	-3.3
2017-2018	314	0.0
2016-2017	314	-0.6
2015-2016	316	-10.1
2014-2015	348	3.2
2013-2014	337	-4.2
2012-2013	351	-0.6
2011-2012	353	-2.3
2010-2011	361	6.4
2009-2010	338	-5.0
2008-2009	355	-1.1
2007-2008	359	-3.6
2006-2007	372	0.3
2005-2006	371	-11.3
2004-2005	413	-1.2
2003-2004	418	-3.8
2002-2003	434	-2.5
2001-2002	445	-6.5
2000-2001	474	-2.5
1999-2000	486	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Newell School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.9	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	1.6
Black	1.7	3.4
Hispanic	2.5	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	2.1	5.9
White	90.1	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, Newell School District had 21.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.12.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	1.00
Kindergarten:	1.80
Elementary:	10.07
Secondary:	6.85
Total:	21.86

Newell School District employed 6.15 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	6.15
District Administrative Support:	1.00
School Administrators:	1.00
School Administrative Support:	1.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	13.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	2.46
Other Support Services:	5.83

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

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Newell Elementary - 02	125	PK-5
Newell High School - 01	66	9-12
Newell Middle School - 04	52	6-8

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