Hillside Colony Elementary - 04

Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 operates as a minimally staffed elementary campus in Doland, South Dakota, operated by Doland School District 56-2. Current enrollment sits at 8 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 sits 96% below that benchmark.

Doland School District 56-2 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 141 students. Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 shows that nearly all students (100%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Spink County shows median household income runs about $70,139, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Spink County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students), of which Hillside Colony Elementary - 04 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clark Colony Elementary - 05, around 4.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Hillside Colony Elementary - 04's enrollment has contracted 69% since 2018, when it stood at 26 (now 8). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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