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About this school
Elk Mountain School is
a rural public school
in Dewey, South Dakota that is part of Elk Mountain School District 16 - 2.
It serves 11 students
in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had one project funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades Pre-K - 12
11 Students
1 Teachers
10222 Valley RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
0%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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