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Lakota Tech High School - 10
About Lakota Tech High School - 10
As a large four-year high school in Batesland, South Dakota, Lakota Tech High School - 10 educates 414 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1. That puts it 84% above the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.
Lakota Tech High School - 10 is one of 6 schools operated by Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1, a district that enrolls 1,696 students overall.
On demographics, Lakota Tech High School - 10 shows that 95% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority; the rest is composed of 2% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Lakota Tech High School - 10 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Oglala Lakota County put median household earnings sit near $41,417, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 54%. In all, Oglala Lakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,656 students), of which Lakota Tech High School - 10 is one.
The closest other public school is Wolf Creek School - 02, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Lakota Tech High School - 10 typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oglala Lakota County at a glance
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