Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Set in Tulare, South Dakota, Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 is an one-room-style senior high, operated by Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6. It hosts 58 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 74% below typical.

Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 236 students. Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Spink County shows median household income runs about $70,139, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 is one of 22 public schools in Spink County (combined enrollment of about 1,155 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 has rose 16%, going from 50 students in 2018 to 58 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 100% to 95%.

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