He Dog Elementary - 05

He Dog Elementary - 05 is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Parmelee, South Dakota, run under Todd County School District 66-1, with 189 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Across the 11 schools in Todd County School District 66-1 (1,980 students total), He Dog Elementary - 05 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, He Dog Elementary - 05 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (92%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, He Dog Elementary - 05 shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Todd County indicate median household income runs about $42,075, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 42% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Todd County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,610 students), He Dog Elementary - 05 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rosebud Elementary - 04, roughly 10.2 miles away.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. He Dog Elementary - 05's enrollment has expanded 36% since 2018, when it stood at 139 (now 189). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the He Dog Elementary - 05 community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.