📍 209 S 4th St, Beresford, Union County, 57004
Beresford Elementary - 02 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beresford, Union County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Troy James. It is part of the Beresford School District 61-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Beresford Elementary - 02 enrolls 307 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 307 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beresford Elementary - 02 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 16, state house district 16.
Beresford Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools in Beresford School District 61-2, based in Beresford, South Dakota. The district serves 648 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Beresford Elementary - 02 is larger than the district average of about 216 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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