Buffalo Elementary - 02
Public · Grades K–5 · 101 students
Harding County Middle School - 03
12474 Tipperary St, Buffalo, SD 57720
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
60
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Harding County School District 31-1
Harding County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Dakota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Harding County Middle School - 03
Harding County Middle School - 03 is a public middle school in Buffalo, South Dakota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Harding County School District 31-1. The school is located in a remote rural area in Harding County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 60 students were enrolled, with about 15 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Dakota middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 153 South Dakota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 60 students
- Students per teacher
- 15 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Harding County School District 31-1
- County
- Harding County
- NCES school ID
- 460930000887
Schools near Harding County Middle School - 03
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Harding County High School - 01
Public · Grades 9–12 · 66 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.