📍 102A S Chapman Dr, Parkston, Hutchinson County, 57366
Our Home is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Parkston, Hutchinson County. The school has 24 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cole Knippling. It is part of the Parkston School District 33-3 school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Our Home enrolls 24 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 29% male and 71% female. A teaching staff of 3.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 33% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 13 | 54% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 24 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Our Home is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Our Home is one of 7 schools in Parkston School District 33-3, based in Parkston, South Dakota. The district serves 546 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 24 students, Our Home is smaller than the district average of about 78 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote