Colome High School - 01

As a small high school, Colome High School - 01 serves students in Colome, South Dakota. The school enrolls 38 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in South Dakota is about 225, so this school runs 83% smaller than that.

Colome High School - 01 is among 3 schools run by Colome School District 59-3, which serves 135 students.

About 84% of the student body at Colome High School - 01 is White. Other reported shares: 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Native American.

The ratio of students to teachers is 5.3:1, with 7.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.6:1 average for high schools in South Dakota. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Colome High School - 01 is 61%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Tripp County, the school's rate is higher.

In the county around the school, Tripp County, the median household income is $58,987, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Tripp County is home to 6 public schools and about 962 public school students.

The closest public school to Colome High School - 01 is Colome Middle School - 03, less than a tenth of a mile away. Colome High School - 01 is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles.

NCES assigns Colome High School - 01 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

The school's enrollment figures are 64 for 2020-21 and 38 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 5.3:1.

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