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Belle Fourche School District 09-1 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 405 students in Belle Fourche School District 09-1. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Belle Fourche School District 09-1 have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 42% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
5 Schools
297 Schools
# Students
1,296 Students
40,141 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
2,999 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Belle Fourche School District 09-1, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#125 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
42%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.59
# American Indian Students
32 Students
10,455 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
26%
# Asian Students
1 Student
519 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
101 Students
2,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
7%
# Black Students
n/a
1,024 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
1,088 Students
23,358 Students
% White Students
84%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
46 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
72 Students
2,036 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
174
# Students in K Grade:
88
896
# Students in 1st Grade:
96
903
# Students in 2nd Grade:
88
918
# Students in 3rd Grade:
103
750
# Students in 4th Grade:
109
793
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
1,598
# Students in 6th Grade:
107
9,664
# Students in 7th Grade:
103
11,058
# Students in 8th Grade:
91
11,237
# Students in 9th Grade:
105
674
# Students in 10th Grade:
102
578
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
481
# Students in 12th Grade:
111
417
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,314 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,090 is less than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,314
$13,121
Spending / Student
$11,090
$12,623
Best Belle Fourche School District 09-1 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belle Fourche Middle School - 07
(Math: 27% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1302 Ziebach St
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
(605) 723-3367
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
(605) 723-3367
Grades: 5-8
| 405 students
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