Beresford School District 61-2

Summary:

The Beresford School District 61-2 in South Dakota is home to three schools: Beresford Elementary - 02, Beresford High School - 01, and Beresford Middle School - 03. The district as a whole performs reasonably well, with all three schools ranking in the middle or upper half of their respective school types in South Dakota.

Beresford Elementary - 02 stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, with consistently strong performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate. In contrast, while Beresford High School - 01 has a high graduation rate and low dropout rate, its performance on standardized tests is more mixed, with stronger results in English Language Arts than Mathematics.

The district's spending per student and student-teacher ratios are relatively consistent across the three schools, with the elementary school having a slightly higher percentage of students from low-income families compared to the middle and high schools. Overall, the Beresford School District 61-2 appears to be performing well, but there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in mathematics and addressing any potential socioeconomic disparities across the grade levels.

District Detail

301 West Maple St
Beresford, SD 57004

(605) 763-4293

SchoolDigger Rank:
83^rd of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 648

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beresford Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	209 S 4th St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 763-5012	273	20	13.3	28.9%	220 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.2	94^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.7%		67.3	54^th of 201 public elementary schools	73.1%	40	50.0	77.6	55.3					61.3	58.7	61.2	38.3					52.8	46.8			$12,077	$539	$11,538
Beresford High School - 01	Public	9-12	301 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2145	222	15	14.7	18.5%	199 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	45.4	98^th of 166 public high schools	41.0%		43.2	83^rd of 141 public high schools	41.1%	15							55.2								17.2				55.2	$13,022	$00	$13,022
Beresford Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	205 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2139	153	10	14.9	22.2%	137 (89.5%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	136^th of 246 public middle schools	44.7%		13.4	134^th of 147 public middle schools	8.8%	2				45.6	42.3	53.2		46.8				33.3	25.0	38.3		32.1		42.6		$11,784	$00	$11,784

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	8.58 mi	4	60^th
Centerville School District 60-1	9.59 mi	3	16^th
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	16.77 mi	4	66^th
Lennox School District 41-4	17.3 mi	5	3^rd
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	17.67 mi	3	48^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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