Florence High School - 01

Florence High School - 01 is one of the close-knit high schools in Florence, South Dakota, overseen by Florence School District 14-1, with 102 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Florence School District 14-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 352 students; Florence High School - 01 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Florence High School - 01 reports that nearly all students (97%) are White.

Looking at school resources, Florence High School - 01 records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Codington County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Codington County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,727 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Codington County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,561 students), of which Florence High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Florence Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 48%: 69 students in 2018 compared to 102 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 90% to 97%.

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