Gettysburg Elementary - 02

Located at 100 E King Ave, in Gettysburg, South Dakota, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is a close-knit elementary-level community that serves 88 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Gettysburg School District 53-1. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 57% smaller than typical.

Within Gettysburg School District 53-1, which oversees 3 schools and 214 students, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Gettysburg Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Gettysburg Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +11.6 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,045 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is one of 6 public schools in Potter County (combined enrollment of about 326 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gettysburg Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Gettysburg Elementary - 02's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 88). White enrollment moved from 91% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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