Washington High School - 01

Washington High School - 01 is one of the substantial senior highs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, run under Sioux Falls School District 49-5, with 1,819 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 708% larger than typical.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 25,060 students. Washington High School - 01 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington High School - 01 records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Minnehaha County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Minnehaha County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,880 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington High School - 01 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

Nearest neighbor: Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 1,939 students in 2018 compared to 1,819 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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