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

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03

Federal NCES profile for Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 464710000417
0/100100/10067/100
👥 S:T ratio
75
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
96
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of South Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools.

67
Resource Index · Higher
6.3:1
small classes for South Dakota
19
students enrolled

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 has class sizes smaller than 94% of South Dakota schools. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+0 students YoY

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 held near 20 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 3.2 → 2.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 464710000417 · Utica, SD Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

19 enr · 6.3:1 · RII 67

Nearest enrollment peer: Menno Elementary - 02 (91 students)

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 held near 20 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 3.2 → 2.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · South Dakota schools → · Find another →

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 reports 19 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 Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 compares

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs South Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Dakota South Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.3:1 ▼ 54% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 19 top 88% - -

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

6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
6.3:1
students per teacher - 54% below state mean
Top 6% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$15,003
per pupil, district-wide - above South Dakota avg of $13,985
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 19 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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, Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 is less mixed than the South Dakota school average of 27.6.

Programs

District finance for Menno School District 33-2 reports $15,003 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Menno Elementary - 02 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Menno High School - 01 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Menno Middle School - 05 Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Menno School District 33-2 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Frequently asked questions about Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03

How many students attend Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03?

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 has 19 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Utica, SD. CCD year-over-year: 20 (2022-23) → 20 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03?

The student-teacher ratio at Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 is 6.3:1, which is 54% lower than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 60% 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 Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03?

The largest demographic group at Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Utica, SD.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03?

Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Menno School District 33-2?

Besides Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03, Menno School District 33-2 also operates Menno Elementary - 02 (91 students), Menno High School - 01 (74 students), and Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 (39 students). See the Menno School District 33-2 district page for the complete list.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.