Philip High School - 01

Set in Philip, South Dakota, Philip High School - 01 is a small high school, operated by Haakon School District 27-1. It instructs 109 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 52% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Within Haakon School District 27-1, which oversees 4 schools and 326 students, Philip High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Philip High School - 01 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest looks like 6% multiracial, 5% Native American. Compared to Haakon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Philip High School - 01 reports 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Haakon County shows median household earnings sit near $65,625, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Haakon County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 332 students), of which Philip High School - 01 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Philip Jr. High - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Philip High School - 01's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 100 (now 109). Class-load math has rose: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.