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Watertown School District 14-4
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 14 towns
Serves Watertown, Pelican, Lake, Sheridan, Kranzburg, Elmira, Fuller, Kampeska, Rauville, Kranzburg, Oxford, Richland, Lura and Germantown, and parts of Dexter, Graceland, Phipps and Rome.
Students
3,606
Schools
8
Spent per student
$11,526
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$22.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Watertown School District 14-4
- School Grade B: better than 56% of South Dakota districts
- Spends 12% less per student than the SD average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $22.0M, about $6,100 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Homer.
PK–82 schoolsLangford School District 45-5
82 middle schoolsLangford School District 45-5
Test scores vs. SD
2020–21Math proficiency45%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 84.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,526 per student · 12% below SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 33%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,643’20
3,614’21
3,525’22
3,542’23
3,606’24
About steady.
Students
White 80%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian <1%Black <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Lincoln Elementary - 05
A+361 students15:1
Jefferson Elementary - 09
B333 students14:1
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
C+296 students14:1
Mellette Elementary - 07
B+267 students14:1
Sunrise Colony - 15
20 students10:1
Watertown Middle School - 02
B575 students15:1
Watertown Intermediate School - 13
C+532 students14:1
Watertown High School - 01
B1,222 students17:1
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.