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Box Elder Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Douglas School District 51 1 School District details

Douglas School District 51 1 School District
400 Patriot Dr
Box Elder, SD 57719

2,804 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Douglas School District 51 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Dakota

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.3% of all SD school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
49%
51%
55%
39%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Douglas High School 03
420 Patriot Dr
Box Elder, SD, 57719
09-12
Douglas Middle School 01
691 Tower Rd
Box Elder, SD, 57719
06-08
Douglas Preschool 08 School
421 Don Williams Dr
Box Elder, SD, 57719
PK-PK
Patriot Elementary -06 School
421 Don W Illiams Dr
Box Elder, SD, 57719
KG-03
Vandenberg Elementary 02 School
561 Briggs St
Box Elder, SD, 57719
04-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.5% 73.0%
Black 2.2% 3.4%
Hispanic 11.4% 7.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 8.7% 14.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.3% 30.9%
Free lunch eligible 19.1% 28.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,698 $16,273,488 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $594 $1,696,464 6.1%
Staff $395 $1,128,120 4.1%
General Administration $284 $811,104 2.9%
School Administration $352 $1,005,312 3.6%
Operation $902 $2,576,112 9.3%
Transportation $340 $971,040 3.5%
Other $186 $531,216 1.9%
Total Support $3,053 $8,719,368 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $967 $2,761,752 9.9%
Total Expenditures $9,717 $27,751,752 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $842,368,526 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $562 $82,003,693 4.7%
Staff $368 $53,681,973 3.1%
General Administration $345 $50,407,118 2.9%
School Administration $494 $72,075,276 4.1%
Operation $1,000 $145,918,140 8.4%
Transportation $347 $50,657,359 2.9%
Other $365 $53,316,564 3.1%
Total Support $3,481 $508,051,681 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,661 $388,386,901 22.3%
Total Expenditures $11,914 $1,738,828,946 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%