Austin Elementary - 03

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Vermillion, South Dakota, Austin Elementary - 03 works with 277 students from grades pre-K through 1, run under Vermillion School District 13-1. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 204.

Austin Elementary - 03 is one of 5 schools operated by Vermillion School District 13-1, a district that works with 2,041 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Austin Elementary - 03 logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Austin Elementary - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household income runs about $56,850, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clay County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,202 students), of which Austin Elementary - 03 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Vermillion Middle School - 02, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count increased 9%: 254 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2024. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.