Freedom Elementary - 06

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Harrisburg, South Dakota

Freedom Elementary - 06 in Harrisburg, South Dakota enrolled 442 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

410 students in 2022-23, 402 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 32.3.

Students enrolled at Freedom Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 402, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234102023-244022024-25442
Students enrolled at Freedom Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 402, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234102023-244022024-25442
Students enrolled at Freedom Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 402, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234102023-244022024-25442
Students enrolled at Freedom Elementary - 06 by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 402, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-234102023-244022024-25442
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341030.113.6
2023-2440231.312.8
2024-2544232.313.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools

Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 13.7; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 389 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Freedom Elementary - 06 enrolled 389 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 389 of the 389 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent8.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.8% of students were White, 8.1% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.8%
  2. Hispanic8.1%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Black3.4%
  5. American Indian2.3%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Freedom Elementary - 06 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%60%51%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%49% (2021-22)42.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Harrisburg

2 public elementary schools in Harrisburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Freedom Elementary - 06 is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty Elementary - 0255914.49.8%
Freedom Elementary - 0644213.715.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Freedom Elementary - 06

  1. Liberty Elementary - 02The nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 559 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06The next nearest public elementary school, 5.8 miles away: 379 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare Freedom Elementary - 06 with Liberty Elementary - 02Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harrisburg School District spends per student$11,031 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,031
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaFreedom Elementary - 06 is the number 43 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#43 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Freedom Elementary - 06

  1. How many students attend Freedom Elementary - 06?
    442 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 410 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harrisburg, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Elementary - 06?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Freedom Elementary - 06 a Title I school?
    Freedom Elementary - 06 was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Freedom Elementary - 06 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Freedom Elementary - 06 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Freedom Elementary - 06 in?
    Harrisburg School District, NCES district ID 4631350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 463135001318 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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