Parker High School - 01

As a small high school in Parker, South Dakota, Parker High School - 01 enrolls 141 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Parker School District 60-4. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 225.

Within Parker School District 60-4, which oversees 3 schools and 453 students, Parker High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Parker High School - 01 shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Turner County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Parker High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Turner County's rate of about 27%.

In the broader community, census data for Turner County shows median household income runs about $75,771, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Turner County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students), Parker High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Parker Elementary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 141 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.