Stanley County Elementary - 08

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, Stanley County Elementary - 08 works with 178 students from grades K through 5, operated by Stanley County School District 57-1.

Within Stanley County School District 57-1, which oversees 4 schools and 432 students, Stanley County Elementary - 08 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Stanley County Elementary - 08 reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 9% Native American, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stanley County Elementary - 08 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 49.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Stanley County indicate median household income runs about $87,712, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stanley County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 432 students), of which Stanley County Elementary - 08 is one.

The closest other public school is Stanley County High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stanley County Elementary - 08 comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 200 students in 2018 compared to 178 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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