Alcester-Hudson High School - 01

Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in Alcester, South Dakota, one of the schools within Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1. Current enrollment sits at 99 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 is one of 4 schools operated by Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1, a district that instructs 351 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that median household income runs about $89,636, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Union County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Alcester-Hudson High School - 01.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Alcester-Hudson High School - 01's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 99). Class-load math has loosened: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.