Red Shirt School - 04

Located at 38 Tatanka Nunpa, in Hermosa, South Dakota, Red Shirt School - 04 is a very small K-5 school that instructs 53 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 74% leaner than typical.

Red Shirt School - 04 is one of 6 schools operated by Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1, a district that enrolls 1,696 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Red Shirt School - 04 records that 94% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Red Shirt School - 04 has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Red Shirt School - 04 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oglala Lakota County indicate median household earnings sit near $41,417, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 54% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oglala Lakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,656 students), of which Red Shirt School - 04 is one.

The closest other public school is Hermosa Elementary - 04, roughly 19.2 miles away.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Red Shirt School - 04 has ticked down 40%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 53 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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