Miller High School - 01

As a small high school in Miller, South Dakota, Miller High School - 01 educates 141 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Miller School District 29-4. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Within Miller School District 29-4, which oversees 4 schools and 483 students, Miller High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Miller High School - 01 records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Hand County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Miller High School - 01 reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hand County (around 20%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hand County) reports that median household income runs about $74,635, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 1%. In all, Hand County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 483 students), of which Miller High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Miller Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 37%: 103 students in 2018 compared to 141 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 4% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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