Centerville High School - 01

As a compact four-year high school in Centerville, South Dakota, Centerville High School - 01 teaches 94 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Centerville School District 60-1. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Centerville High School - 01 is one of 3 schools operated by Centerville School District 60-1, a district that serves 263 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centerville High School - 01 shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 2% Hispanic. Compared to Turner County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Turner County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Turner County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,771 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Centerville High School - 01 is one of 15 public schools in Turner County (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students).

Centerville Elementary - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Centerville High School - 01 operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 65%: 57 students in 2018 compared to 94 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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.