Dupree Elementary - 02

Dupree Elementary - 02 is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Dupree, South Dakota, overseen by Dupree School District 64-2, teacheing 203 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 3 schools in Dupree School District 64-2 (366 students total), Dupree Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dupree Elementary - 02 reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Native American. The remainder breaks down as 10% multiracial, 8% White, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Dupree Elementary - 02 lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Dupree Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Dupree Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Dupree Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 27.1%, a residual of +5.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Ziebach County shows median household income runs about $53,958, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 32%. Across Ziebach County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 800 students), Dupree Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dupree Jr. High - 04, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Dupree Elementary - 02 operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 15% to 8%.

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