Elk Mountain High School - 04

Elk Mountain High School - 04 is the name of a small high school in Dewey, South Dakota. It educates 2 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 99% smaller than the 225 average for high schools in South Dakota.

Enrollment across the 2 schools in Elk Mountain School District 16-2 totals 16 students.

The large majority of students at Elk Mountain High School - 04, 100%, are White. Among all residents of Custer County, the White share is about 89%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 2.0:1, with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in South Dakota is 20.6:1, higher than at this school.

Custer County has about 8,892 residents, and median household income is about $84,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Custer County number 8 and enroll about 903.

The nearest other public school, Elk Mountain Elementary - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile away.

Locale data from NCES put Elk Mountain High School - 04 in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote). Federal records classify Elk Mountain High School - 04 as a virtual school.

In 2020-21, Elk Mountain High School - 04 enrolled 2; in 2024-25, 2.

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