Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10

Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10, a rural-scale primary school in Faulkton, South Dakota, run under Faulkton Area Schools 24-4, instructs 33 students, covering grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 404 students; Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Faulk County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,750 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Faulk County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 404 students), of which Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 is one.

The closest other public school is Brentwood Colony Virtual High School - 92, roughly 3.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10's enrollment has climbed 43% since 2018, when it stood at 23 (now 33). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.