Howard High School - 01

Howard High School - 01 operates as a compact 9-12 campus in Howard, South Dakota, operated by Howard School District 48-3. Current enrollment sits at 96 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 225.

Howard High School - 01 is one of 4 schools operated by Howard School District 48-3, a district that hosts 356 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Howard High School - 01 records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Native American. Compared to Miner County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Howard High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Miner County) records that the typical household earns roughly $76,140 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Howard High School - 01 is one of 4 public schools in Miner County (combined enrollment of about 356 students).

Howard Jr. High - 05 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 106 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 6% to 1% over that span.

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