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Belle Fourche Middle School 07

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1302 Ziebach St
Belle Fourche, SD 57717
Phone
(605) 723-3367
District
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
County
BUTTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
401
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.1% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.6% of all U.S. schools.


Belle Fourche Middle School 07 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
45%
51%
48%
36%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
42%
51%
45%
38%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
46%
51%
50%
32%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
54%
48%
23%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 104 25.9%
Grade 6 104 25.9%
Grade 7 83 20.7%
Grade 8 110 27.4%
Total 401 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.8% 89.3% 71.8%
Black 0.0% 0.1% 3.3%
Hispanic 6.5% 7.9% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.6% 2.6% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.2% 31.8% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 22.2% 24.2% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 7.7% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,459 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9.0 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,337 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.3% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.9% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.2% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,847 $7,770,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $613 $815,000 5.7%
Staff $357 $474,000 3.3%
General Administration $327 $434,000 3.0%
School Administration $572 $760,000 5.3%
Operation $971 $1,291,000 9.0%
Transportation $196 $261,000 1.8%
Other $256 $340,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,292 $4,375,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,676 $2,228,000 15.5%
Total Expenditures $10,815 $14,373,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,103 $901,595,000 48.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $603 $89,044,000 4.8%
Staff $400 $59,126,000 3.2%
General Administration $355 $52,390,000 2.8%
School Administration $506 $74,805,000 4.1%
Operation $1,079 $159,361,000 8.6%
Transportation $352 $52,037,000 2.8%
Other $390 $57,554,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,685 $544,317,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,691 $397,565,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,479 $1,843,477,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%