Wagner Community School District, South Dakota

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Wagner Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 900 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Wagner Community School District is a school district in South Dakota (Charles Mix County). During the 2024 school year, 900 students attended one of the district's four 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 Wagner Community School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Daniel Dion
Darcy Kaberna
Jay Kokes
Chad Kreeger
Brad Lhotak
Traci Payer
Jamie Tjeerdsma

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,449,000 $13,605 64%
Local: $2,224,000 $2,431 11%
State: $4,760,000 $5,202 24%
Total: $19,433,000 $21,238
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $23,431,000 $25,607
Total Current Expenditures: $13,705,000 $14,978
Instructional Expenditures: $8,078,000 $8,828 34%
Student and Staff Support: $1,572,000 $1,718 7%
Administration: $1,698,000 $1,855 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,357,000 $2,575 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,646,000 $10,542
Construction: $8,359,000 $9,135
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,000 $9
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 27 PS <50 15-19 20-29 55-59
2018-2019 37 <50 20-24 50-59 65-69
2017-2018 34 PS <=20 20-24 50-59 60-64
2016-2017 34 PS <50 15-19 50-59 65-69
2015-2016 38 PS PS <50 15-19 60-79 65-69
2014-2015 36 PS PS <50 20-24 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 66 PS PS 60-79 50-54 40-59 90-94
2011-2012 70 PS PS <50 60-64 >=80 85-89
2010-2011 63 <50 50-54 >=50 85-89

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 38 PS <50 25-29 50-59 60-64
2018-2019 46 <50 30-34 50-59 75-79
2017-2018 46 PS 21-39 30-34 50-59 80-84
2016-2017 45 PS <50 25-29 60-69 75-79
2015-2016 50 PS PS <50 30-34 60-79 80-84
2014-2015 47 PS PS <50 25-29 60-79 80-84
2012-2013 61 PS PS >=80 45-49 40-59 85-89
2011-2012 65 PS PS >=50 50-54 >=80 85-89
2010-2011 60 >=50 45-49 >=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 80-89 PS 60-79 PS >=80
2018-2019 80-89 PS 60-79 PS >=50
2017-2018 70-79 PS 40-59 PS >=80
2016-2017 75-79 PS 60-69 PS >=80
2015-2016 80-89 PS 60-79 PS >=80
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS 40-59 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 60-79 PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 60-79 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.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 900 -0.6
2022-2023 905 -1.1
2021-2022 915 -2.3
2020-2021 936 -0.1
2019-2020 937 -1.7
2018-2019 953 -3.4
2017-2018 985 -0.5
2016-2017 990 2.1
2015-2016 969 2.6
2014-2015 944 5.3
2013-2014 894 -1.9
2012-2013 911 2.7
2011-2012 886 12.4
2010-2011 776 -0.4
2009-2010 779 2.7
2008-2009 758 -12.4
2007-2008 852 -3.4
2006-2007 881 9.6
2005-2006 796 -2.1
2004-2005 813 5.5
2003-2004 768 -1.0
2002-2003 776 -2.6
2001-2002 796 1.8
2000-2001 782 -5.0
1999-2000 821 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wagner Community School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 56.2 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.6
Black 0.0 3.4
Hispanic 2.3 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 9.8 5.9
White 31.7 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Wagner Community School District had 76.76 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.05
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 40.79
Secondary: 15.72
Total: 76.76

Wagner Community School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 31.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.10
Other Support Services: 30.00


Schools

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

The Wagner Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Early Learning Center - 04114PK-PK
Wagner Elementary - 02323KG-4
Wagner High School - 011899-12
Wagner Middle School - 032745-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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