Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14

As a tiny primary school in Platte, South Dakota, Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 caters to 44 students from grades K through 8, operated by Platte - Geddes School District 11-5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 sits 78% leaner than that benchmark.

Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 522 students; Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 is among them.

Demographically, Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 shows that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Brule County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Brule County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,720 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brule County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,249 students), of which Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 is one.

Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.9 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 has climbed 5%, going from 42 students in 2018 to 44 in 2025.

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