Webster School District, South Dakota

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Webster School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 551 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Webster School District is a school district in South Dakota (Clark, Codington, and Day counties). During the 2023 school year, 551 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 Webster 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
Aaron Gaikowski
Larry Jirava
Martin Looyenga
Tom Sannes
Joel Shoemaker

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:	$1,086,000	$2,061	14%
Local:	$5,425,000	$10,294	70%
State:	$1,210,000	$2,296	16%
Total:	$7,721,000	$14,651

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$5,827,000	$11,056
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,435,000	$10,313
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,957,000	$5,611	51%
Student and Staff Support:	$568,000	$1,077	10%
Administration:	$636,000	$1,206	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$1,274,000	$2,417	22%
Total Capital Outlay:	$37,000	$70
Construction:	$12,000	$22
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$141,000	$267

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		>=50	PS	<50	55-59
2018-2019	64	PS		PS	<50	>=50	65-69
2017-2018	61	PS		PS	PS	<50	60-64
2016-2017	57	PS		PS	<50	>=50	55-59
2015-2016	55	PS		PS	PS	>=50	55-59
2014-2015	51			PS	<50	>=50	50-54
2013-2014	PS		PS
2012-2013	87			PS	PS	PS	85-89
2011-2012	85	PS	PS	PS	PS		85-89
2010-2011	83		PS	PS		PS	80-84

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		>=50	PS	<50	65-69
2018-2019	72	PS		PS	<50	>=50	70-74
2017-2018	71	PS		PS	PS	<50	70-74
2016-2017	66	PS		PS	<50	>=50	65-69
2015-2016	64	PS		PS	PS	>=50	65-69
2014-2015	60			PS	<50	>=50	60-64
2013-2014	PS		PS
2012-2013	84			PS	PS	PS	80-84
2011-2012	83	PS	PS	PS	PS		80-84
2010-2011	78		PS	PS		PS	75-79

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	>=90						>=90
2018-2019	>=80					PS	>=80
2017-2018	>=90			PS			>=90
2016-2017	>=90						>=90
2015-2016	>=80			PS	PS		>=80
2014-2015	>=90	PS	PS			PS	>=90
2013-2014	>=90			PS	PS		>=90
2012-2013	>=90	PS					>=90
2011-2012	>=90						>=90
2010-2011	>=90						>=90

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	551	-0.2
2021-2022	552	4.5
2020-2021	527	-5.5
2019-2020	556	-0.4
2018-2019	558	0.4
2017-2018	556	-4.7
2016-2017	582	7.9
2015-2016	536	0.6
2014-2015	533	-2.8
2013-2014	548	-2.0
2012-2013	559	2.0
2011-2012	548	0.2
2010-2011	547	9.1
2009-2010	497	2.8
2008-2009	483	3.1
2007-2008	468	-3.4
2006-2007	484	-5.6
2005-2006	511	-6.3
2004-2005	543	7.7
2003-2004	501	-5.0
2002-2003	526	-3.8
2001-2002	546	-2.6
2000-2001	560	-3.9
1999-2000	582	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Webster School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.6	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2	1.6
Black	0.0	3.3
Hispanic	2.7	8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	4.2	5.8
White	89.1	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, Webster School District had 37.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.51.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.80
Kindergarten:	2.60
Elementary:	19.12
Secondary:	11.45
Total:	37.97

Webster School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	1.00
School Administrative Support:	3.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	12.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.03
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	3.78
Other Support Services:	31.50

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

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Webster Area Elementary - 03	265	PK-5
Webster Area High School - 01	161	9-12
Webster Area Middle School - 02	125	6-8

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