Clark High School - 01

Set in Clark, South Dakota, Clark High School - 01 is a modestly sized high school, one of the schools within Clark School District 12-2. It teaches 124 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Within Clark School District 12-2, which oversees 6 schools and 497 students, Clark High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Clark High School - 01 records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clark County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clark County (around 36%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,726 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Clark High School - 01 is one of 11 public schools in Clark County (combined enrollment of about 820 students).

The closest other public school is Clark Middle School - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Clark High School - 01.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clark High School - 01 has ticked up 103%, going from 61 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 6.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Clark High School - 01 community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.