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Custer Elementary - 02

๐Ÿ“ 1415 Wildcat Ln, Custer, Custer County, 57730

304
Pupils
11.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Custer Elementary - 02 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Custer, Custer County. The school has 304 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mrs. Joey Kortemeyer. It is part of the Custer School District 16-1 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Mrs. Joey Kortemeyer
School district
Custer School District 16-1

Enrollment & staffing

Custer Elementary - 02 enrolls 304 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.

Male students
146 (48%)
Female students
158 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Student-teacher ratio
11.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26387%
Hispanic or Latino216.9%
Two or more races103.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native103.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

58 of the school's 304 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 9 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, DistantGrades Kโ€“6

Custer Elementary - 02 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 30, state house district 30.

School district: Custer School District 16-1

Custer Elementary - 02 is one of 4 schools in Custer School District 16-1, based in Custer, South Dakota. The district serves 887 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 304 students, Custer Elementary - 02 is larger than the district average of about 222 students per school.

887
District students
4
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
10%
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

Setting: Rural - Distant

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