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Harding County High School - 01

๐Ÿ“ 12474 Tipperary St, Buffalo, Harding County, 57720

56
Pupils
7.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Harding County High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Harding County. The school has 56 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Messmer. It is part of the Harding County School District 31-1 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kelly Messmer
School district
Harding County School District 31-1

Enrollment & staffing

Harding County High School - 01 enrolls 56 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.

Male students
29 (52%)
Female students
27 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
7.4
Student-teacher ratio
7.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White5395%
Two or more races23.6%
Hispanic or Latino11.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

14 of the school's 56 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Harding County High School - 01 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 28.

School district: Harding County School District 31-1

Harding County High School - 01 is one of 5 schools in Harding County School District 31-1, based in Buffalo, South Dakota. The district serves 227 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 56 students, Harding County High School - 01 is larger than the district average of about 45 students per school.

227
District students
5
Schools
21
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

75%
Reading proficient
25%
Math proficient
90%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Remote

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