Enrollment
63
Elementary
DISTRICT 26 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 56-2·NCES 461917000170
Doland Elementary - 03
405 N Humphrey Dr, Doland, SD 57436 · (605) 635-6241 · Spink County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
27 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Doland Elementary - 03→Doland Jr. High - 02
Based on grade levels within Doland School District 56-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.3pp since 2022
Math
48.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
63
-9 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.5:1
% White
94%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 10%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Spink County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,219
Census ACS
Median income
$70,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
1,155 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Doland School District 56-2
- Clark Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 24 students
- Doland High School - 01High · 21 students
- Doland Jr. High - 02Middle · 15 students
- Camrose Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 10 students
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 8 students
- Hillside Colony High School - 07High
Other schools in Doland
- Doland High School - 01High · 21 students
- Doland Jr. High - 02Middle · 15 students
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 8 students
- Hillside Colony High School - 07High
Nearby schools
- Doland High School - 010.0 mi · 21
- Doland Jr. High - 020.0 mi · 15
- Camrose Colony Elementary - 066.1 mi · 10
- Clark Colony Elementary - 059.6 mi · 24
- Glendale Colony Elementary - 0411.3 mi · 22
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 0411.4 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Doland Elementary - 03How large is Doland Elementary - 03?
Doland Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 63 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Doland Elementary - 03 serve?
Doland Elementary - 03 serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Doland Elementary - 03 have?
Doland Elementary - 03 employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Doland Elementary - 03?
Student demographics at Doland Elementary - 03 are roughly 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Who oversees Doland Elementary - 03?
Doland Elementary - 03 is overseen by Doland School District 56-2 in Spink County.
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