📍 309 W 15th St, Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, 57022
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Linda Merkwan. It is part of the Dell Rapids School District 49-3 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 enrolls 393 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 393 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3, based in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. The district serves 965 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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