Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01

Set in Elk Point, South Dakota, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is a reasonably sized high school, overseen by Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7. It serves 212 students across grades 9 through 12.

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 697 students; Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Union County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, Union County reports that median household income runs about $89,636, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Union County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students), Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 has increased 3%, going from 205 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025.

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