Arlington High School - 01

Arlington High School - 01 operates as a rural-scale high school in Arlington, South Dakota, run under Arlington School District 38-1. Current enrollment sits at 76 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 66% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Arlington School District 38-1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 292 students; Arlington High School - 01 is among them.

On demographics, Arlington High School - 01 shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kingsbury County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Kingsbury County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,000 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Kingsbury County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,061 students), Arlington High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arlington Jr. High - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arlington High School - 01 has climbed 10%, going from 69 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 99% to 84%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.