Enrollment
77
Elementary
DISTRICT 49 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERREID SCHOOL DISTRICT 10-1·NCES 463243000277
Herreid Elementary - 02
302 Main St N, Herreid, SD 57632 · (605) 437-2263 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
21 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Herreid School District 10-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
SD avg 50.3% . -5.3pp since 2022
Math
36.7%
SD avg 47.5% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
77
+30 (+64%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 8.0:1
% White
87%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,593
Census ACS
Median income
$68,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Herreid School District 10-1
- Herreid High School - 01High · 35 students
- Herreid Middle School - 03Middle · 35 students
Other schools in Herreid
- Herreid High School - 01High · 35 students
- Herreid Middle School - 03Middle · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Herreid Middle School - 030.0 mi · 35
- Herreid High School - 010.0 mi · 35
- ZEELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.7 mi · 13
- ZEELAND HIGH SCHOOL14.7 mi · 14
- STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL21.2 mi · 63
- STRASBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.2 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Herreid Elementary - 02How large is Herreid Elementary - 02?
Herreid Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 77 students in grades PK-05.
Is Herreid Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Herreid Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Herreid Elementary - 02?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Herreid Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Herreid Elementary - 02?
Herreid Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Herreid Elementary - 02 public or private?
Herreid Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Herreid School District 10-1.
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