Belle Fourche High School - 01

As a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, Belle Fourche High School - 01 enrolls 389 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Belle Fourche School District 09-1. That puts it 73% larger than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Belle Fourche High School - 01 is one of 5 schools operated by Belle Fourche School District 09-1, a district that hosts 1,274 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Belle Fourche High School - 01 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Butte County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Butte County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Butte County put the typical household earns roughly $75,652 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Butte County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,504 students), of which Belle Fourche High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belle Fourche High School - 01 has grew 4%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 4% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.