Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03

Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Olivet, South Dakota, operated by Freeman School District 33-1. The school serves 50 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 sits 75% leaner than that benchmark.

Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 is one of 5 schools operated by Freeman School District 33-1, a district that hosts 435 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 shows that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hutchinson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,977 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hutchinson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students), of which Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 is one.

Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 117%: 23 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 today.

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