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B+

Selby School District 62-5

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Selby, Java, Glenham, Akaska and Lowry.

Selby’s Schools page →

Students
188
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,995
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Selby School District 62-5

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of South Dakota districts
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the SD average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $9,335 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Selby 600Java 119Glenham 106Akaska 81Lowry 5

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Selby. Grade by grade →

PK–5Selby Elementary - 02This district
6–8Selby Middle School - 03This district
9–12Selby High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 42.2% · 91 students tested
Reading / language arts65–69%
State average 51% · 91 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 84% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,995 per student · 23% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 12%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
183’20
178’21
180’22
183’23
188’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Selby Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selby
A
93 students11:1
Selby Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Selby
C
40 students10:1
Selby High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Selby
B+
55 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.