Robert Bennis Elementary - 05

Set in Brandon, South Dakota, Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 is a heavily attended K-5 school, overseen by Brandon Valley School District 49-2. It works with 542 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 sits 166% bigger than that benchmark.

Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 is one of 8 schools operated by Brandon Valley School District 49-2, a district that caters to 5,182 students overall.

Demographically, Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Native American.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Minnehaha County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 69.5%, a residual of +10.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Minnehaha County shows median household earnings sit near $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Minnehaha County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), of which Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 is one.

The closest other public school is Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.5%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Robert Bennis Elementary - 05's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 542). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 95% to 87%. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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