Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18

Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18, a rural-scale elementary-level community in Tabor, South Dakota, part of Bon Homme School District 04-2, enrolls 30 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 204.

Within Bon Homme School District 04-2, which oversees 7 schools and 582 students, Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 shows that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Bon Homme County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bon Homme County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.

Around the school, Bon Homme County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,435 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 is one of 15 public schools in Bon Homme County (combined enrollment of about 1,071 students).

The closest other public school is ISANTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 7.4 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18's enrollment has edged down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 51 (now 30). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.