Beresford Elementary - 02

Beresford Elementary - 02 is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Beresford, South Dakota, operated by Beresford School District 61-2, with 273 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

Beresford School District 61-2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 648 students. Beresford Elementary - 02 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Beresford Elementary - 02 lists that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Beresford Elementary - 02 records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Union County (around 19%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beresford Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,636, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Union County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), of which Beresford Elementary - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Beresford Middle School - 03, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Beresford Elementary - 02 comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 95% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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