Eureka High School - 01

Eureka High School - 01, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Eureka, South Dakota, overseen by Eureka School District 44-1, serves 43 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Eureka High School - 01 sits 81% below that benchmark.

Within Eureka School District 44-1, which oversees 3 schools and 163 students, Eureka High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Eureka High School - 01 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with McPherson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Eureka High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for McPherson County shows median household income runs about $66,906, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, McPherson County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 345 students), of which Eureka High School - 01 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eureka Jr. High - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Eureka High School - 01 operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eureka High School - 01 has decreased 17%, going from 52 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 6% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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