SDSBVI High School - 02

SDSBVI High School - 02 is one of the one-room-style high schools in Aberdeen, South Dakota, part of SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED, with 9 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% below the state mean of about 225.

Within SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED, which oversees 2 schools and 19 students, SDSBVI High School - 02 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SDSBVI High School - 02 shows that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest breaks down as 33% multiracial, 11% Asian. By comparison, Brown County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 2.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average.

Around the school, Brown County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,898 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Brown County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students), of which SDSBVI High School - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is SDSBVI Elementary - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SDSBVI High School - 02 has ticked up 50%, going from 6 students in 2018 to 9 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 56% across the same window.

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