In the fall of 1894, the first high school opened its doors to about 40 students.  The building, that was erected on a hill overlooking Hot Springs, is still in use today as a museum.  As time passed, they soon outgrew the meager ten rooms.  The school board then purchased new quarters from the Black Hills College which lay across the canyon on the opposite hill.  In 1924 the old college building burned and plans were made to construct a modern new building the following year.  In the first graduating class, four boys and one girl claimed honors, while the class of 1946 boasted fifty graduates.  The current enrollment is around 888 students within a K-12 setting.