Groton Area High School - 01

Groton Area High School - 01 operates as a small senior high in Groton, South Dakota, run under Groton Area School District 06-6. Current enrollment sits at 168 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Across the 3 schools in Groton Area School District 06-6 (578 students total), Groton Area High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Groton Area High School - 01 lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, Groton Area High School - 01 lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Roughly 12% of students at Groton Area High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brown County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Brown County put median household earnings sit near $70,898, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Groton Area High School - 01 is one of 22 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students).

The closest other public school is Groton Area Middle School - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Groton Area High School - 01's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 165 (now 168). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.