Fordham Colony Elementary - 04

Set in Carpenter, South Dakota, Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 is a micro-enrollment K-5 school, one of the schools within Clark School District 12-2. It educates 42 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 sits 79% leaner than that benchmark.

Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 is one of 6 schools operated by Clark School District 12-2, a district that teaches 497 students overall.

Demographically, Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 lists that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $70,726, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clark County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 820 students), Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clark Colony Elementary - 05, roughly 3.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fordham Colony Elementary - 04's enrollment has increased 45% since 2018, when it stood at 29 (now 42).

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