Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09

Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 is a very small middle school that serves part of Spearfish, South Dakota. The school runs grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 2 students. By comparison, middle schools in South Dakota enroll about 187 students on average.

Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 is one school in Spearfish School District 40-2, a system of 7 schools with 2,398 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 is White, with 50% of students. Other groups include 50% Native American. The county population is about 90% White.

With 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 0.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in South Dakota average 13.4:1.

In Lawrence County, median household income comes to about $73,384, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence County counts 14 public schools with about 3,183 students.

Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10 is the nearest public school to Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09, there are 6 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09 as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The 2020-21 count was 8 students and the 2024-25 count was 2. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 4.0:1 in 2020-21 and 0.8:1 in 2024-25.

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