Parkston High School - 01

Parkston High School - 01 is a tight-knit senior high in Parkston, South Dakota, operated by Parkston School District 33-3. The school caters to 112 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Across the 6 schools in Parkston School District 33-3 (561 students total), Parkston High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Parkston High School - 01 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Parkston High School - 01 lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting Parkston High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 24% of students at Parkston High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Hutchinson County's rate of about 38%.

In the broader community, census data for Hutchinson County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,977 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hutchinson County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students), Parkston High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Parkston Elementary - 02, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Parkston High School - 01.

Parkston High School - 01 operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parkston High School - 01 has decreased 16%, going from 133 students in 2018 to 112 in 2025.

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