Jefferson High School - 67

Jefferson High School - 67 is a four-year high school of large scale in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5, hosting 1,888 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 739% above typical.

Jefferson High School - 67 is one of 44 schools operated by Sioux Falls School District 49-5, a district that teaches 25,060 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jefferson High School - 67 reports that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Jefferson High School - 67 reports 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Minnehaha County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Minnehaha County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), Jefferson High School - 67 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson High School - 67.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.