State/Public Middle Open

Harrisburg South Middle School - 03

600 S Cliff Ave, Harrisburg, Lincoln County, 57032

667
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Lincoln County. The school has 667 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darren Ellwein. It is part of the Harrisburg School District 41-2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Darren Ellwein
School district
Harrisburg School District 41-2

Enrollment & staffing

Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 enrolls 667 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
337 (51%)
Female students
330 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
56.0
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6% Two or more races and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White57085%
Two or more races406%
Hispanic or Latino334.9%
Black or African American142.1%
Asian6<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

101 of the school's 667 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 38 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

Town, FringeGrades 6–8

Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 6, state house district 6.

School district: Harrisburg School District 41-2

Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 is one of 10 schools in Harrisburg School District 41-2, based in Harrisburg, South Dakota. The district serves 6,222 students district-wide and employs 433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 667 students, Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.

6,222
District students
10
Schools
433
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
51%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Fringe

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