Top Rankings
Selby Area School District 62-5 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 46 students in Selby Area School District 62-5. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in South Dakota.
Public Middle School in Selby Area School District 62-5 have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the South Dakota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the South Dakota public middle school average of 42% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
3 Schools
297 Schools
# Students
183 Students
40,141 Students
# Teachers
19 Teachers
2,999 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Selby Area School District 62-5, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#44 out of 148 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-79%
42%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.59
% American Indian
3%
26%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
7%
% Black
n/a
3%
% White
91%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,148 is higher than the state median of $13,121. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,224 is higher than the state median of $12,623. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$1,916 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$1,844 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,148
$13,121
Spending / Student
$16,224
$12,623
Best Selby Area School District 62-5 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Selby Middle School - 03
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
108 E Dakota St
Selby, SD 57472
(605) 649-7818
Selby, SD 57472
(605) 649-7818
Grades: 6-8
| 46 students
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