Yankton High School

Yankton High School is a public high school in Yankton, South Dakota, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 for Yankton School District 63-3.

Yankton High School
Location
1801 Summit St Yankton , South Dakota 57078 United States
Coordinates	42°53′09″N 97°24′36″W
Information
Type	Public secondary school
School district	Yankton School District
Principal	Todd Dvoracek
Teaching staff	52.51 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Number of students	962 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.32[1]
Color(s)	Red and black     [2]
Athletics conference	Eastern South Dakota Conference
Nickname	Bucks (boys) Gazelles (girls)[2]
Website	yhs.ysd.k12.sd.us

Notable alumni

• Frank Biegelmeier, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court^[3]
• Tom Brokaw, news anchor^[4]
• Leroy V. Grosshuesch, World War II flying ace
• Ray Hamann, professional basketball player
• Colton Iverson, professional basketball player
• Lillian Case Russell, silent movie screenwriter
• Layne Somsen, Major League Baseball pitcher.
• Robert H. Warren, World War II bomber pilot and fourth Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy