McLaughlin High School - 01

McLaughlin High School - 01 serves students in McLaughlin, South Dakota, as a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment is 155 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in South Dakota is about 225 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.

Across its 3 schools, McLaughlin School District 15-2 enrolls 443 students. McLaughlin High School - 01 is one of those schools.

The student body at McLaughlin High School - 01 is 98% Native American. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

McLaughlin High School - 01 operates with 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.2:1. On average, high schools in South Dakota have 20.6:1, compared with 8.2:1 here. McLaughlin High School - 01 reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Corson County.

According to the American Community Survey, in Corson County, the median household income is $46,406, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 34% of residents are in poverty. McLaughlin High School - 01 is one of 11 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from McLaughlin High School - 01 to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to McLaughlin Middle School - 03. Other public schools within five miles: 2.

McLaughlin High School - 01 is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.

Enrollment has fallen by 14 students since 2020-21, to 155. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.2:1, from 9.9:1.

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