Irene - Wakonda High School - 01

Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 is a very small high school in Irene, South Dakota, administered by Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 86 students. High schools in South Dakota have about 225 students on average; enrollment here is 62% lower.

Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 falls under Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3, which has 3 schools enrolling 293 students.

White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial and 2% Native American. Among Turner County residents, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The school has 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 20.6:1 for high schools in South Dakota. Federal data show 28% of students (24) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 27% average for public schools in Turner County.

The county, Turner County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,771 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Turner County has 15 public schools with about 1,459 students, including Irene - Wakonda High School - 01.

Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04 sits less than a tenth of a mile from Irene - Wakonda High School - 01. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles.

Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 5 students, from 91 to 86. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 14.1:1.

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