Highmore High School - 01

Located at 415 Iowa Ave S, in Highmore, South Dakota, Highmore High School - 01 is an one-room-style high school that educates 62 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Highmore High School - 01 sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2, which oversees 3 schools and 229 students, Highmore High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Highmore High School - 01 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder comes out to 11% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Hyde County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hyde County (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hyde County put the typical household earns roughly $73,472 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 1%. In all, Hyde County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 619 students), of which Highmore High School - 01 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Highmore Elementary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Highmore High School - 01.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Highmore High School - 01 has edged down 21%, going from 78 students in 2018 to 62 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.