McLaughlin High School - 01

McLaughlin High School - 01 operates as a compact secondary school in McLaughlin, South Dakota, operated by McLaughlin School District 15-2. Current enrollment sits at 155 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 225.

Across the 3 schools in McLaughlin School District 15-2 (443 students total), McLaughlin High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, McLaughlin High School - 01 reports that 98% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at school resources, McLaughlin High School - 01 lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for Corson County shows the typical household earns roughly $46,406 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 34%. Across Corson County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 858 students), McLaughlin High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McLaughlin Middle School - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around McLaughlin High School - 01.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 149 students in 2018 compared to 155 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for McLaughlin High School - 01 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.