Oelrichs Elementary - 02

Oelrichs Elementary - 02, a rural-scale K-5 school in Oelrichs, South Dakota, one of the schools within Oelrichs School District 23-3, works with 55 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 204.

Oelrichs Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools operated by Oelrichs School District 23-3, a district that caters to 124 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oelrichs Elementary - 02 records that nearly all students (91%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school records 7% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Oelrichs Elementary - 02 has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Fall River County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oelrichs Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 18.5%, a residual of -3.6 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fall River County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,917 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fall River County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 953 students), Oelrichs Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oelrichs High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Oelrichs Elementary - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oelrichs Elementary - 02 at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oelrichs Elementary - 02 has grew 25%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 55 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 9% to 2%.

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