Oelrichs High School - 01

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Oelrichs, South Dakota, Oelrichs High School - 01 educates 44 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Oelrichs School District 23-3. Enrollment runs roughly 80% below the state mean of about 225.

Oelrichs High School - 01 is one of 3 schools operated by Oelrichs School District 23-3, a district that teaches 124 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Oelrichs High School - 01 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Oelrichs High School - 01 has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Oelrichs High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fall River County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Fall River County) records that median household income runs about $67,917, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fall River County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 953 students), Oelrichs High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

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

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oelrichs High School - 01's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 44). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 0% to 5%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

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