Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hosmer, SD

Boulder Colony School - 06

Federal NCES profile for Boulder Colony School - 06, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 463444001385
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0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Boulder Colony School - 06 earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the South Dakota median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
12:1
students per teacher
12
students enrolled

Boulder Colony School - 06 has class sizes near the South Dakota median. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Hosmer, SD 57448
District: Edmunds Central School District 22-5 · South Dakota

NCES ID 463444001385 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 463444001385 · Hosmer, SD Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

12 enr · 12:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 (61 students)

Boulder Colony School - 06 CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Boulder Colony School - 06 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Boulder Colony School - 06 reports 12 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Boulder Colony School - 06 compares

Boulder Colony School - 06 on the metrics families compare, against South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 12% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 12 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 37% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$18,401
per pupil, district-wide - above South Dakota avg of $13,985
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Boulder Colony School - 06 is less mixed than the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Edmunds Central School District 22-5, which includes Boulder Colony School - 06.

$18,401
Per student
+32%
vs South Dakota
Avg $13,985
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 83.0%
State 5.2%
Federal 11.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Boulder Colony School - 06 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Edmunds Central High School - 01 Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Boulder Colony School - 06's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Edmunds Central School District 22-5 · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~12 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12:1)

Frequently asked questions about Boulder Colony School - 06

How many students attend Boulder Colony School - 06?

Boulder Colony School - 06 has 12 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hosmer, SD.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Boulder Colony School - 06?

The student-teacher ratio at Boulder Colony School - 06 is 12:1, which is 12% lower than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Boulder Colony School - 06?

The largest demographic group at Boulder Colony School - 06 is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Hosmer, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Boulder Colony School - 06?

Boulder Colony School - 06 has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Edmunds Central School District 22-5?

Besides Boulder Colony School - 06, Edmunds Central School District 22-5 also operates Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 (61 students), Edmunds Central High School - 01 (43 students), and Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 (28 students). See the Edmunds Central School District 22-5 district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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