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Beresford High School - 01

๐Ÿ“ 301 W Maple St, Beresford, Union County, 57004

227
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Beresford High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beresford, Union County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Merriman. It is part of the Beresford School District 61-2 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Thomas Merriman
School district
Beresford School District 61-2

Enrollment & staffing

Beresford High School - 01 enrolls 227 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
131 (58%)
Female students
96 (42%)
Teachers (FTE)
14.7
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20490%
Hispanic or Latino177.5%
Asian31.3%
Two or more races2<1%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

33 of the school's 227 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 22 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12

Beresford High School - 01 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.

School district: Beresford School District 61-2

Beresford High School - 01 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 227 students, Beresford High School - 01 is close to the district average of about 216 students per school.

648
District students
3
Schools
49
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Remote

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