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Wessington Springs High School - 01

๐Ÿ“ 302 Dakota Ave N, Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, 57382

90
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wessington Springs High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wessington Springs, Jerauld County. The school has 90 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Kolousek. It is part of the Wessington Springs School District 36-2 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jason Kolousek
School district
Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Enrollment & staffing

Wessington Springs High School - 01 enrolls 90 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
50 (56%)
Female students
40 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
7.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White8898%
Hispanic or Latino22.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

18 of the school's 90 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 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, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Wessington Springs High School - 01 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 20, state house district 20.

School district: Wessington Springs School District 36-2

Wessington Springs High School - 01 is one of 7 schools in Wessington Springs School District 36-2, based in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. The district serves 461 students district-wide and employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 90 students, Wessington Springs High School - 01 is larger than the district average of about 66 students per school.

461
District students
7
Schools
29
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

90%
Reading proficient
50%
Math proficient
75%
Graduation rate
7%
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 ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Rural - Remote

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