Mitchell High School - 01

As a large high school, Mitchell High School - 01 serves students in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school counts 879 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in South Dakota is about 225 students.

Mitchell High School - 01 sits within Mitchell School District 17-2, which has 9 schools and 2,628 students.

White students make up a majority at Mitchell High School - 01, at 79%. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Davison County is about 90% White. Mitchell High School - 01's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.1:1, with 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.5 students per teacher below the 20.6:1 average for high schools in South Dakota. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 36% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Davison County average 38%.

Davison County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,208, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davison County is home to 13 public schools and about 3,137 public school students.

The nearest other public school, Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.

Mitchell High School - 01 is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 858 to 879. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 17.1:1.

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