For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 184 students in Mccook Central School District 43-7. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in South Dakota.
Public Preschool in Mccook Central School District 43-7 have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the South Dakota public pre school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public preschool average of 33% (majority American Indian and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
4 Schools
142 Schools
# Students
434 Students
30,276 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
2,277 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Mccook Central School District 43-7, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 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 80% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#117 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
42%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.53
# American Indian Students
1 Student
3,987 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
13%
# Asian Students
n/a
371 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
19 Students
2,517 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
n/a
1,398 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
400 Students
20,223 Students
% White Students
92%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
31 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
1,749 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
38
3,357
# Students in K Grade:
38
5,387
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
4,474
# Students in 2nd Grade:
40
4,112
# Students in 3rd Grade:
28
4,252
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
4,187
# Students in 5th Grade:
27
3,628
# Students in 6th Grade:
27
516
# Students in 7th Grade:
27
187
# Students in 8th Grade:
24
176
# Students in 9th Grade:
33
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,993 is higher than the state median of $12,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,894 is higher than the state median of $12,479. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,993
$12,971
Spending / Student
$12,894
$12,479
Best Mccook Central School District 43-7 Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mccook Central Elementary - 02
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
200 E Essex
Salem, SD 57058
(605) 425-2264
Salem, SD 57058
(605) 425-2264
Grades: PK-4
| 184 students
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