Clark Colony Elementary - 05

Located at 41181 179th St, in Raymond, South Dakota, Clark Colony Elementary - 05 is a tiny K-5 school that instructs 24 students (grades K through 8), operated by Doland School District 56-2. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Clark Colony Elementary - 05 sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Doland School District 56-2 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 141 students. Clark Colony Elementary - 05 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clark Colony Elementary - 05 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clark Colony Elementary - 05 has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Spink County put median household income runs about $70,139, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Spink County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students), Clark Colony Elementary - 05 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fordham Colony Elementary - 04, around 3.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Clark Colony Elementary - 05's enrollment has rose 71% since 2018, when it stood at 14 (now 24). The White share of enrollment declined from 100% to 96% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Clark Colony Elementary - 05 typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.