Roosevelt High School - 03

Roosevelt High School - 03 is a 9-12 campus of big scale in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, run under Sioux Falls School District 49-5, serveing 1,785 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 693% bigger than the state mean of about 225.

Roosevelt High School - 03 is one of 44 schools operated by Sioux Falls School District 49-5, a district that hosts 25,060 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Roosevelt High School - 03 shows that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. About 40% 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, community-level numbers for Minnehaha County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Minnehaha County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), Roosevelt High School - 03 is one campus in the mix.

Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt High School - 03.

Roosevelt High School - 03 operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt High School - 03 has edged down 24%, going from 2,353 students in 2018 to 1,785 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 73% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.