Selby Elementary - 02

Selby Elementary - 02 is a primary school of cozy scale in Selby, South Dakota, operated by Selby Area School District 62-5, serveing 93 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 54% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Across the 3 schools in Selby Area School District 62-5 (188 students total), Selby Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Selby Elementary - 02 reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Walworth County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Selby Elementary - 02 has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Walworth County's rate of about 39%.

After controlling for student poverty, Selby Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Walworth County shows median household earnings sit near $65,026, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walworth County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 784 students), Selby Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

Selby Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Selby Elementary - 02 comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selby Elementary - 02 has shrank 7%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 93 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 8% to 2% over that span.

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