Dakota Valley High School - 01

Dakota Valley High School - 01 is one of the sizable high schools in North Sioux City, South Dakota, part of Dakota Valley School District 61-8, with 431 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Dakota Valley High School - 01 sits 92% above that benchmark.

Dakota Valley School District 61-8 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,341 students; Dakota Valley High School - 01 is among them.

On demographics, Dakota Valley High School - 01 lists that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Dakota Valley High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,636 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), of which Dakota Valley High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 80%.

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