Colome High School - 01

Colome High School - 01 is a secondary school of rural-scale scale in Colome, South Dakota, operated by Colome School District 59-3, teacheing 38 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 83% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Across the 3 schools in Colome School District 59-3 (135 students total), Colome High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Colome High School - 01 lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Tripp County's rate of about 44%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tripp County) logs that median household earnings sit near $58,987, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tripp County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 962 students), Colome High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Colome Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Colome High School - 01 operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colome High School - 01 has contracted 49%, going from 74 students in 2018 to 38 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 today.

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