Henry Elementary - 02

Henry Elementary - 02, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Henry, South Dakota, part of Henry School District 14-2, serves 93 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Henry Elementary - 02 sits 54% below that benchmark.

Henry Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools operated by Henry School District 14-2, a district that caters to 192 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Henry Elementary - 02 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 5% Black. Compared to Codington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Henry Elementary - 02 has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Codington County (around 36%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Henry Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Across the wider county, Codington County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,727, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Codington County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,561 students), of which Henry Elementary - 02 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Henry Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Henry Elementary - 02. On composite proficiency, Henry Elementary - 02 comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Henry Elementary - 02's enrollment has grew 43% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 93).

On the community side, 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.