Elkton High School - 01

Set in Elkton, South Dakota, Elkton High School - 01 is a modestly sized high school, part of Elkton School District 05-3. It instructs 140 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 225.

Within Elkton School District 05-3, which oversees 5 schools and 429 students, Elkton High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Elkton High School - 01 shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Brookings County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Brookings County's rate of about 20%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Brookings County put the typical household earns roughly $70,064 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Brookings County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,921 students), Elkton High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Elkton Elementary - 02 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Elkton High School - 01.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Elkton High School - 01's enrollment has increased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 106 (now 140). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.