Shannon Colony Elementary - 08

As a tiny elementary school in Winfred, South Dakota, Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 hosts 27 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Howard School District 48-3. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 204.

Howard School District 48-3 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 356 students; Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miner County indicate median household income runs about $76,140, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Miner County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 356 students), Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 is one campus in the mix.

Howard Elementary - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Shannon Colony Elementary - 08 operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Shannon Colony Elementary - 08's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 27). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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