Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04

Located at 43188 Mayfield Rd, in Willow Lake, South Dakota, Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 is a minimally staffed K-5 school that serves 31 students (grades K through 8), operated by Willow Lake School District 12-3. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Willow Lake School District 12-3 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 344 students. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $70,726, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 is one of 11 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 820 students).

Nearest neighbor: Willow Lake High School - 01, around 5.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04's enrollment has expanded 94% since 2018, when it stood at 16 (now 31).

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