Colman-Egan High School - 01

As a tight-knit secondary school in Colman, South Dakota, Colman-Egan High School - 01 works with 100 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Colman-Egan School District 50-5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% leaner than the state mean of about 225.

Colman-Egan School District 50-5 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 329 students; Colman-Egan High School - 01 is among them.

Demographically, Colman-Egan High School - 01 records that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Moody County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Colman-Egan High School - 01 has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Moody County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Moody County shows median household income runs about $78,427, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Moody County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,193 students), Colman-Egan High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Colman Elementary - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Colman-Egan High School - 01.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 33%: 75 students in 2018 compared to 100 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 0% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Colman-Egan High School - 01 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.