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Webster School District 18-5
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 22 towns
Serves Webster, Webster, Kosciusko, Grenville, Roslyn, Blaine, Eden, Wheatland, Kidder, Wallace, Rusk, Racine, York, Grenville, Nutley, Lynn, Morton, Highland, Raritan, Liberty, Butler and Maydell, and parts of Waubay, Eden, Buffalo, Independence, Phipps and Cottonwood.
Students
546
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,995
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$10.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Webster School District 18-5
- School Grade A−: better than 80% of South Dakota districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the SD average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.4M, about $19,007 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hickman.
PK–82 schoolsLangford School District 45-5
82 middle schoolsLangford School District 45-5
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math proficiency54%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.5% · small group: the state reports 90–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,995 per student · 8% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 18%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
522’20
548’21
551’22
548’23
546’24
Up 4.6% since 2020.
Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.