Tri-Valley High School - 01

Tri-Valley High School - 01 is a senior high of mid-sized scale in Colton, South Dakota, operated by Tri-Valley School District 49-6, hosting 297 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 225 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Tri-Valley School District 49-6 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 952 students. Tri-Valley High School - 01 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Tri-Valley High School - 01 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tri-Valley High School - 01 has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.6:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Minnehaha County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Minnehaha County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Minnehaha County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), Tri-Valley High School - 01 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Tri-Valley High School - 01's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 297). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Tri-Valley High School - 01 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.