Enrollment
34
South Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Olivet, SD
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Federal NCES profile for Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 462550000222
👥 S:T ratio 32
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of South Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools.
- 31
- Resource Index · Lower
- 17:1
- large classes for South Dakota
- 34
- students enrolled
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 has class sizes larger than 85% of South Dakota schools. Computed live against every South Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Freeman School District 33-1 · South Dakota
NCES ID 462550000222 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17:1
vs 13.6:1 South Dakota avg
+25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 compares with South Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is a mid-sized elementary school in Olivet, South Dakota, enrolling 34 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17:1 puts it in the larger third of South Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 34 puts it in the smaller third of South Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 691 scored South Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 340 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Among Olivet's elementary schools, it stands alongside Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 (50 students): Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17:1 vs 25:1).
Freeman School District 33-1 also operates Freeman Elementary - 02 (192 students) and Freeman High School - 01 (110 students) alongside Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 compares
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 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 | 17:1 | ▲ 25% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 34 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
34
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher
- 25% above state mean
Top 85% in South Dakota - lower ratio than 15% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$12,751
per pupil, district-wide
- below South Dakota avg of $13,477
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
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, Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is less mixed than the South Dakota school average of 27.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Freeman School District 33-1, which includes Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04.
$12,751
Per student
-5%
vs South Dakota
Avg $13,477
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.4%
State 25.4%
Federal 11.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Elementary - 02 | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Freeman High School - 01 | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Freeman Jr High - 05 | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 192
- Students per teacher
- 14.8:1
- Resource Index
- 38/100
- Enrollment
- 110
- Students per teacher
- 12.2:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
- Enrollment
- 50
- Students per teacher
- 25:1
- Resource Index
- 10/100
- Enrollment
- 49
- Students per teacher
- 12.3:1
- Resource Index
- 40/100
Similar elementary schools in Olivet
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of South Dakota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~34 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
How many students attend Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 has 34 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Olivet, SD.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?
The student-teacher ratio at Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is 17:1, which is 25% higher than the South Dakota average of 13.6:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?
The largest demographic group at Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Olivet, SD.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04?
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 a good school?
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04 earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of South Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Dakota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Freeman School District 33-1?
Besides Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04, Freeman School District 33-1 also operates Freeman Elementary - 02 (192 students), Freeman High School - 01 (110 students), and Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 (50 students). See the Freeman School District 33-1 district page for the complete list.
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