Freedom Elementary - 06

Freedom Elementary - 06, a large K-5 school in Harrisburg, South Dakota, run under Harrisburg School District 41-2, serves 442 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 117% above the state mean of about 204.

Freedom Elementary - 06 is one of 11 schools operated by Harrisburg School District 41-2, a district that enrolls 6,222 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Freedom Elementary - 06 shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Freedom Elementary - 06 shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Freedom Elementary - 06 is in the bottom 10% of South Dakota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.5%; Freedom Elementary - 06 posts 37.8%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Lincoln County reports that median household income runs about $99,166, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Lincoln County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,530 students), of which Freedom Elementary - 06 is one.

Harrisburg High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom Elementary - 06. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom Elementary - 06 at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

Freedom Elementary - 06 operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Freedom Elementary - 06's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 442). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 81%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Freedom Elementary - 06 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.