📍 603 Garfield St, Whitewood, Lawrence County, 57793
Whitewood Elementary - 04 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitewood, Lawrence County. The school has 109 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brittan Porterfield. It is part of the Meade School District 46-1 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whitewood Elementary - 04 enrolls 109 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.4% Two or more races and 4.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
37 of the school's 109 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 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.
Whitewood Elementary - 04 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 31, state house district 31.
Whitewood Elementary - 04 is one of 11 schools in Meade School District 46-1, based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The district serves 3,047 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 109 students, Whitewood Elementary - 04 is smaller than the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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