Atall Elementary - 17

As a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Union Center, South Dakota, Atall Elementary - 17 instructs 12 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Meade School District 46-1. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Atall Elementary - 17 sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Atall Elementary - 17 is one of 11 schools operated by Meade School District 46-1, a district that enrolls 3,047 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Atall Elementary - 17 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Atall Elementary - 17 shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Meade County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,790 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Meade County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,395 students), Atall Elementary - 17 is one campus in the mix.

Central Meade County School - 09 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.4 miles from this campus.

Atall Elementary - 17 operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Atall Elementary - 17 has ticked down 14%, going from 14 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.2:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.