Sioux Valley High School - 01

Sioux Valley High School - 01 is a medium-sized secondary school in Volga, South Dakota, one of the schools within Sioux Valley School District 05-5. The school caters to 214 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Sioux Valley School District 05-5 (742 students total), Sioux Valley High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Sioux Valley High School - 01 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Sioux Valley High School - 01 records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brookings County (around 20%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Brookings County) records that median household income runs about $70,064, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sioux Valley High School - 01 is one of 21 public schools in Brookings County (combined enrollment of about 4,921 students).

Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Sioux Valley High School - 01 operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sioux Valley High School - 01 has ticked up 6%, going from 202 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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