Goldenview Colony School - 04

Goldenview Colony School - 04 is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in Salem, South Dakota, part of McCook Central School District 43-7, hosting 28 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Goldenview Colony School - 04 sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

McCook Central School District 43-7 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 455 students; Goldenview Colony School - 04 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Goldenview Colony School - 04 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for McCook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,852 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Goldenview Colony School - 04 is one of 12 public schools in McCook County (combined enrollment of about 1,172 students).

The closest other public school is McCook Central High School - 01, roughly 3.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Goldenview Colony School - 04.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 33%: 21 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.