Our Home

Our Home is one of the rural-scale high schools in Parkston, South Dakota, operated by Parkston School District 33-3, with 27 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 12. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 225 students each, so Our Home sits 88% below that benchmark.

Parkston School District 33-3 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 561 students; Our Home is among them.

On demographics, Our Home reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Native American, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Our Home records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Our Home tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hutchinson County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Hutchinson County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,977, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hutchinson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students), of which Our Home is one.

The closest other public school is Parkston Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Our Home.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Our Home has increased 13%, going from 24 students in 2018 to 27 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 46% to 70%.

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