McCook Central High School - 01

McCook Central High School - 01 is one of the intimate senior highs in Salem, South Dakota, one of the schools within McCook Central School District 43-7, with 118 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so McCook Central High School - 01 sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in McCook Central School District 43-7 (455 students total), McCook Central High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, McCook Central High School - 01 shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with McCook County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, McCook Central High School - 01 has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (McCook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,852 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McCook County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,172 students), of which McCook Central High School - 01 is one.

McCook Central Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 118 students in 2018 compared to 118 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for McCook Central High School - 01 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.