Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05

Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 is a tiny intermediate school in Iroquois, South Dakota, one of the schools within Iroquois School District 02-3. The school instructs 13 students in grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 187 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 is one of 4 schools operated by Iroquois School District 02-3, a district that caters to 220 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, census data for Beadle County shows median household earnings sit near $67,681, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Beadle County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,544 students), Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 is one campus in the mix.

Iroquois Middle School - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05's enrollment has rose 63% since 2018, when it stood at 8 (now 13). Class-load math has loosened: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05 typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.