Canistota High School - 01

Canistota High School - 01 is a small high school in Canistota, South Dakota, one of the schools in Canistota School District 43-1. It enrolls 99 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 56% below the average of about 225 students for high schools in South Dakota.

The Canistota School District 43-1 system has 3 schools and 308 students.

At Canistota High School - 01, 91% of students are White. Other students are 4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census estimates put McCook County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Canistota High School - 01 are from different groups.

Its staff includes 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.1 students per teacher. Compared with the 20.6:1 average for high schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 17% of students at Canistota High School - 01 can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

In McCook County, the median household earns about $83,852 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across McCook County, 12 public schools serve about 1,172 students.

Canistota Middle School - 03, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 65 students at Canistota High School - 01; in 2024-25, 99. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.1:1, from 9.3:1.

Canistota High School - 01 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.