Vermillion High School - 01

At 1001 E Main St in Vermillion, South Dakota, Vermillion High School - 01 operates as a high-enrollment high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 413 students. The school is 84% larger than the average for high schools in South Dakota.

Vermillion School District 13-1 serves 2,041 students across 5 schools.

The share of White students at Vermillion High School - 01 is 75%, a majority. The remaining students are 9% Native American, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census figures show Clay County is about 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.

Vermillion High School - 01 has 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Across high schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is 20.6:1. The school has 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Census data for Clay County show the median household earns about $56,850 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Clay County number 6, with about 2,202 students.

Measured in a straight line, Jolley Elementary - 04 is about 0.5 miles from Vermillion High School - 01. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

Enrollment figures show a rise of 37 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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