Grassland Colony Elementary - 06

Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 is one of the very small primary schools in Westport, South Dakota, overseen by Leola School District 44-2, with 12 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Leola School District 44-2 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 170 students; Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 reports that nearly all students (100%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McPherson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,906 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McPherson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 345 students), Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05, roughly 4.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grassland Colony Elementary - 06 has edged down 43%, going from 21 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.