State/Public Middle Open

Custer Jr. High - 05

๐Ÿ“ 1645 Wildcat Ln, Custer, Custer County, 57730

101
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Custer Jr. High - 05 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Custer, Custer County. The school has 101 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tobey Cass. It is part of the Custer School District 16-1 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Tobey Cass
School district
Custer School District 16-1

Enrollment & staffing

Custer Jr. High - 05 enrolls 101 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
60 (59%)
Female students
41 (41%)
Teachers (FTE)
7.3
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White8079%
Hispanic or Latino1111%
Two or more races55%
American Indian or Alaska Native33%
Black or African American22%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

22 of the school's 101 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 7โ€“8

Custer Jr. High - 05 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 Jr. High - 05 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 101 students, Custer Jr. High - 05 is smaller than the district average of about 222 students per school.

887
District students
4
Schools
77
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
47%
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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