Platte - Geddes High School - 01

Platte - Geddes High School - 01 is an intimate secondary school in Platte, South Dakota, operated by Platte - Geddes School District 11-5. The school caters to 132 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 225.

Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 522 students; Platte - Geddes High School - 01 is among them.

In terms of who attends, Platte - Geddes High School - 01 records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Charles Mix County (around 80%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, census data for Charles Mix County shows median household income runs about $64,038, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Platte - Geddes High School - 01 is one of 14 public schools in Charles Mix County (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students).

Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Platte - Geddes High School - 01's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 120 (now 132). The White share of enrollment declined from 93% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.