📍 1600 N Canyon, Spearfish, Lawrence County, 57783
Spearfish Middle School - 05 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Spearfish, Lawrence County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Don Lyon. It is part of the Spearfish School District 40-2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spearfish Middle School - 05 enrolls 600 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 517 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 600 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Spearfish Middle School - 05 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Spearfish Middle School - 05 is one of 7 schools in Spearfish School District 40-2, based in Spearfish, South Dakota. The district serves 2,385 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 600 students, Spearfish Middle School - 05 is larger than the district average of about 341 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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