Irene - Wakonda High School - 01

Set in Irene, South Dakota, Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 is a very small high school, overseen by Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3. It hosts 86 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 sits 62% below that benchmark.

Within Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3, which oversees 3 schools and 293 students, Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Turner County as a whole.

On the resource side, Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Turner County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,771 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Turner County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students), of which Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 has ticked down 4%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 86 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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