Highmore Elementary - 02

As an intimate elementary school in Highmore, South Dakota, Highmore Elementary - 02 educates 133 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Highmore Elementary - 02 sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 229 students; Highmore Elementary - 02 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Highmore Elementary - 02 lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Native American, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Highmore Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hyde County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Highmore Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 41.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hyde County) records that the typical household earns roughly $73,472 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Highmore Elementary - 02 is one of 5 public schools in Hyde County (combined enrollment of about 619 students).

The closest other public school is Highmore Jr. High - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Highmore Elementary - 02 comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.7%.

Highmore Elementary - 02 operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Highmore Elementary - 02's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 127 (now 133). Over the same period, the White share fell from 84% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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