Canistota High School - 01

Located at 431 4th Ave, in Canistota, South Dakota, Canistota High School - 01 is a cozy high school that caters to 99 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Canistota School District 43-1. Enrollment runs roughly 56% below the state mean of about 225.

Canistota School District 43-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 308 students; Canistota High School - 01 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Canistota High School - 01 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest is composed of 4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to McCook County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Canistota High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for McCook County indicate median household income runs about $83,852, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across McCook County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,172 students), Canistota High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Canistota Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Canistota High School - 01's enrollment has edged up 68% since 2018, when it stood at 59 (now 99). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 8% to 2%. Class-load math has rose: from 6.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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