Newell High School - 01

Newell High School - 01 is one of the micro-enrollment secondary schools in Newell, South Dakota, operated by Newell School District 09-2, with 58 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 74% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Newell School District 09-2 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 230 students; Newell High School - 01 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Newell High School - 01 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American.

On the resource side, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Butte County indicate median household income runs about $75,652, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Butte County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,504 students), Newell High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Newell Middle School - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newell High School - 01 has contracted 38%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 58 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 84% across the same window.

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