Doland Elementary - 03

As a rural-scale elementary campus in Doland, South Dakota, Doland Elementary - 03 educates 63 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Doland School District 56-2. Enrollment runs roughly 69% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Across the 6 schools in Doland School District 56-2 (141 students total), Doland Elementary - 03 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Doland Elementary - 03 logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Spink County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Doland Elementary - 03 lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Doland Elementary - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Spink County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Doland Elementary - 03 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 54.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spink County put median household earnings sit near $70,139, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Doland Elementary - 03 is one of 22 public schools in Spink County (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students).

The closest other public school is Doland High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Doland Elementary - 03 operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Doland Elementary - 03's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 63). White enrollment moved from 89% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.

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