Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06

As an one-room-style elementary school in Ipswich, South Dakota, Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 works with 34 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Ipswich Public School District 22-6. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Ipswich Public School District 22-6 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 462 students; Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 reports that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Edmunds County shows median household income runs about $81,630, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Edmunds County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 684 students), Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92, around 5.2 miles off. 4 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 rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 55%: 22 students in 2018 compared to 34 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 28.1:1 today.

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