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Watertown High School 01

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
200 Ne 9th St
Watertown, SD 57201
Phone
(605) 882-6316
District
Watertown School District 14-4
County
CODINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1220
Classroom Teachers
73

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Dakota

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.7% of all SD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Watertown High School 01 Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
52%
51%
67%
62%
36%
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
17
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 338 27.7%
Grade 10 310 25.4%
Grade 11 288 23.6%
Grade 12 284 23.3%
Total 1220 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.2% 87.6% 71.8%
Black 0.7% 0.4% 3.3%
Hispanic 5.8% 7.0% 8.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.6% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.4% 4.3% 15.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.4% 27.9% 35.3%
Free lunch eligible 16.5% 20.7% 29.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 7.2% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,312 909,824
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 84.9 12
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 20.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,303 351,182
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.2% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.4% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,744 $21,843,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $735 $2,797,000 5.9%
Staff $703 $2,672,000 5.6%
General Administration $209 $794,000 1.7%
School Administration $481 $1,829,000 3.9%
Operation $732 $2,783,000 5.9%
Transportation $286 $1,087,000 2.3%
Other $184 $699,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,329 $12,661,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,373 $12,829,000 27.1%
Total Expenditures $12,446 $47,333,000 100.0%
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%

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