Herreid Elementary - 02

Herreid Elementary - 02 is one of the tiny elementary schools in Herreid, South Dakota, overseen by Herreid School District 10-1, with 77 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Herreid School District 10-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 147 students; Herreid Elementary - 02 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Herreid Elementary - 02 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Herreid Elementary - 02 reports 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Herreid Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Herreid Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -12.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Campbell County put median household earnings sit near $68,929, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Campbell County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 147 students), of which Herreid Elementary - 02 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Herreid Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Herreid Elementary - 02.

Herreid Elementary - 02 operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Herreid Elementary - 02 has climbed 64%, going from 47 students in 2018 to 77 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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