Plankinton High School - 01

As a minimally staffed senior high in Plankinton, South Dakota, Plankinton High School - 01 instructs 86 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Plankinton School District 01-1. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Across the 7 schools in Plankinton School District 01-1 (291 students total), Plankinton High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Plankinton High School - 01 records that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 2% Native American. By comparison, Aurora County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Plankinton High School - 01 lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, Aurora County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,885, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Aurora County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 566 students), Plankinton High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Plankinton Middle School - 03, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Plankinton High School - 01's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 86). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 70%.

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