📍 12474 Tipperary St, Buffalo, Harding County, 57720
Harding County Middle School - 03 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Buffalo, Harding County. The school has 60 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Messmer. It is part of the Harding County School District 31-1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harding County Middle School - 03 enrolls 60 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 3.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 57 | 95% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
17 of the school's 60 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Harding County Middle School - 03 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 28.
Harding County Middle School - 03 is one of 5 schools in Harding County School District 31-1, based in Buffalo, South Dakota. The district serves 227 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 60 students, Harding County Middle School - 03 is larger than the district average of about 45 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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