State/Public High Open

Mitchell High School - 01

920 N Capital St, Mitchell, Davison County, 57301

896
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mitchell High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mitchell, Davison County. The school has 896 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Siemsen. It is part of the Mitchell School District 17-2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Justin Siemsen
School district
Mitchell School District 17-2

Enrollment & staffing

Mitchell High School - 01 enrolls 896 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
436 (49%)
Female students
460 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
48.6
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White74683%
Hispanic or Latino687.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native394.4%
Two or more races273%
Black or African American91%
Asian7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

257 of the school's 896 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 55 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

Town, RemoteGrades 9–12Supplemental Virtual

Mitchell High School - 01 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 20, state house district 20.

School district: Mitchell School District 17-2

Mitchell High School - 01 is one of 9 schools in Mitchell School District 17-2, based in Mitchell, South Dakota. The district serves 2,619 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 896 students, Mitchell High School - 01 is larger than the district average of about 291 students per school.

2,619
District students
9
Schools
188
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
92%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (7) 🏛️ Dual enrollment

Setting: Town - Remote

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