Doland High School - 01

As a minimally staffed high school in Doland, South Dakota, Doland High School - 01 serves 21 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Doland School District 56-2. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Doland High School - 01 sits 91% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Doland School District 56-2, which oversees 6 schools and 141 students, Doland High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Doland High School - 01 logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Doland High School - 01 has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Doland High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, census data for Spink County shows median household earnings sit near $70,139, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Doland High School - 01 is one of 22 public schools in Spink County (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students).

Doland Jr. High - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Doland High School - 01 has edged down 19%, going from 26 students in 2018 to 21 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 100% to 95%. Class-load math has tightened: from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 in 2025.

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