T. F. Riggs High School

T.F. Riggs High School
Address
Map
1010 East Broadway Ave

Pierre
,
South Dakota
57501

USA
Information
TypePublic
Motto"To Cooperatively Inspire All Students to Achieve Their Potential"
School districtPierre School District
PrincipalKelly Hansen
Teaching staff48.97 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment808 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.50[1]
Color(s)Kelly green and white
    [2]
Athletics conferenceSDHSAA – ESDC
Team nameGovernors[2]
AccreditationNCA
NewspaperThe Governor
YearbookGumbo
Feeder schoolsGeorgia Morse Middle School
WebsiteSchool website

T. F. Riggs High School, also known simply as Riggs, is the only high school in Pierre, South Dakota. The school mascot is the Pierre Governors. The school has over 800 students and is one of the biggest in South Dakota.

It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a Johns Hopkins graduate and local physician.[3]

Demographics

The student body makeup of the school is 49% male and 51% female. The total minority enrollment is 19%. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "T F Riggs High School - 01". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "T.F. Riggs High School". South Dakota High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ "Dr. T. F. Riggs and the Johns Hopkins connection: an early graduate medical experience in South Dakota". South Dakota Journal of Medicine. 49 (3): 87–90. March 1996. PMID 8966542.
  4. ^ "T.F. Riggs High School". USNews.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Pierre’s Zabel commits to NDSU

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