Baltic Elementary - 02

Set in Baltic, South Dakota, Baltic Elementary - 02 is a large primary school, run under Baltic School District 49-1. It works with 307 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Baltic School District 49-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 568 students; Baltic Elementary - 02 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Baltic Elementary - 02 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Minnehaha County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Baltic Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Minnehaha County indicate median household income runs about $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Minnehaha County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), of which Baltic Elementary - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Baltic Middle School - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Baltic Elementary - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baltic Elementary - 02 at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Baltic Elementary - 02 has climbed 16%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 307 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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