Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 is a small high school serving families in Emery, South Dakota. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 100 students enrolled. High schools in South Dakota have about 225 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 totals 328 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 is White, at 91%. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Hanson County residents, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 scores 17%.

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 reports a ratio of 9.6 students per teacher, from 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 20.6:1 average for high schools in South Dakota is 11.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 24% average for public schools in Hanson County.

In Hanson County, home to about 3,472 people, the median household earns about $81,071 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hanson County number 10, with about 602 students.

The closest school to Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 is Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles.

For locale, NCES codes Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 as Rural: Remote.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 100, from 96 in 2020-21.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01. Members of the school community can share what they know.