White Lake High School - 01

White Lake High School - 01 operates as a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in White Lake, South Dakota, one of the schools within White Lake School District 01-3. Current enrollment sits at 33 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 225.

Within White Lake School District 01-3, which oversees 3 schools and 125 students, White Lake High School - 01 is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, White Lake High School - 01 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, White Lake High School - 01 reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.6:1, putting White Lake High School - 01 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Aurora County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, census data for Aurora County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,885 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Aurora County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 566 students), of which White Lake High School - 01 is one.

White Lake Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

White Lake High School - 01 operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 32 students in 2018 compared to 33 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 5.4:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

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