Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02

Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is an elementary campus of compact scale in Stickney, South Dakota, part of Corsica-Stickney 21-3, works with 150 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.

Corsica-Stickney 21-3 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 274 students. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Aurora County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 67.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Aurora County shows median household income runs about $72,885, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is one of 11 public schools in Aurora County (combined enrollment of about 566 students).

The closest other public school is Plankinton High School - 01, roughly 8.7 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 150). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.