Wessington Springs School District, South Dakota

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Wessington Springs School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 422 (2022-2023)
Schools: 7 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Wessington Springs School District is a school district in South Dakota (Jerauld, Beadle, Aurora, and Buffalo counties). During the 2023 school year, 422 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Wessington Springs 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
Jonathan Arhart
Gene Gaikowski
Scott Kolousek
Sarah Thompson
Darrick VanDyke
Dustin Weber
Derek Zastrow

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:	$661,000	$1,678	12%
Local:	$3,459,000	$8,779	62%
State:	$1,449,000	$3,678	26%
Total:	$5,569,000	$14,135

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$4,861,000	$12,337
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,236,000	$10,751
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,577,000	$6,540	53%
Student and Staff Support:	$312,000	$791	6%
Administration:	$584,000	$1,482	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$763,000	$1,936	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$468,000	$1,187
Construction:	$184,000	$467
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$4,000	$10
Interest on Debt:	$153,000	$388

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	40-44			PS			40-44
2018-2019	35-39			<50			35-39
2017-2018	40-44			<50			40-44
2016-2017	25-29			<50			30-34
2015-2016	30-34			<50			30-34
2014-2015	25-29			<50			25-29
2012-2013	60-64		PS	PS			65-69
2011-2012	55-59		PS	PS	PS		55-59
2010-2011	65-69			PS	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	60-64			PS			60-64
2018-2019	50-54			<50			50-54
2017-2018	45-49			<50			45-49
2016-2017	35-39			<50			35-39
2015-2016	35-39			<50			40-44
2014-2015	40-44			<50			40-44
2012-2013	70-74		PS	PS			70-74
2011-2012	65-69		PS	PS	PS		70-74
2010-2011	70-74			PS	PS		70-74

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	60-79			PS			60-79
2018-2019	60-79			PS			60-79
2017-2018	60-79						60-79
2016-2017	60-79			PS	PS		60-79
2015-2016	60-79			PS			60-79
2014-2015	60-79						60-79
2013-2014	60-79						60-79
2012-2013	>=50		PS				>=50
2011-2012	>=50						>=50
2010-2011	>=50						>=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	422	5.7
2021-2022	398	1.0
2020-2021	394	13.7
2019-2020	340	3.2
2018-2019	329	-8.2
2017-2018	356	0.0
2016-2017	356	-3.4
2015-2016	368	8.4
2014-2015	337	5.9
2013-2014	317	0.6
2012-2013	315	11.4
2011-2012	279	-5.7
2010-2011	295	-1.0
2009-2010	298	-2.7
2008-2009	306	11.1
2007-2008	272	-1.8
2006-2007	277	6.9
2005-2006	258	-28.7
2004-2005	332	0.0
2003-2004	332	-4.5
2002-2003	347	7.2
2001-2002	322	-4.3
2000-2001	336	-5.1
1999-2000	353	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Wessington Springs School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.6
Black	0.2	3.3
Hispanic	2.8	8.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	0.0	5.8
White	96.7	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, Wessington Springs School District had 29.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.33.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.25
Kindergarten:	1.01
Elementary:	14.02
Secondary:	9.42
Total:	29.45

Wessington Springs School District employed 4.12 district administrators and 2.05 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	4.12
District Administrative Support:	3.00
School Administrators:	2.05
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	11.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.29
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:	2.42
Other Support Services:	5.88

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 Wessington Springs School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05	24	KG-8
Wessington Springs Elementary - 02	152	PK-6
Wessington Springs Elementary Cyber School - 94	14	KG-6
Wessington Springs High School - 01	90	9-12
Wessington Springs High School Cyber School - 92	92	9-12
Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04	42	7-8
Wessington Springs Middle School Cyber School - 93	8	7-8

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