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Largest South Dakota public schools by enrollment

South Dakota public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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SOUTH DAKOTA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Central High School - 41	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	1,998
2	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,954
3	Jefferson High School - 67	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,888
4	Washington High School - 01	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,819
5	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg	Harrisburg School District 41-2	High	1,806
6	Roosevelt High School - 03	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,785
7	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	1,771
8	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School District 06-1	High	1,384
9	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	High	1,381
10	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown	Watertown School District 14-4	High	1,222
11	Memorial Middle School - 04	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	1,133
12	Patriot Elementary -06	Box Elder	Douglas School District 51-1	Elementary	982
13	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings	Brookings School District 05-1	High	979
14	Edison Middle School - 06	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	937
15	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	925
16	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton	Yankton School District 63-3	High	923
17	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	885
18	Mitchell High School - 01	Mitchell	Mitchell School District 17-2	High	879
19	Discovery Elementary - 26	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	873
20	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre	Pierre School District 32-2	High	855
21	Huron High School - 01	Huron	Huron School District 02-2	High	852
22	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	846
23	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis	Meade School District 46-1	High	845
24	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	829
25	Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School	Eagle Butte	Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School	Combined	829
26	Spearfish High School - 01	Spearfish	Spearfish School District 40-2	High	787
27	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Brookings	Brookings School District 05-1	Middle	780
28	George McGovern Middle School -09	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	780
29	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Brandon	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	759
30	Little Wound School	Kyle	Little Wound School	Combined	755
31	Douglas High School - 03	Box Elder	Douglas School District 51-1	High	739
32	Brandon Elementary - 03	Brandon	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Elementary	728
33	Hayward Elementary - 38	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	728
34	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea	Tea Area School District 41-5	High	717
35	Huron Middle School - 02	Huron	Huron School District 02-2	Middle	716
36	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	690
37	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	681
38	Whittier Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	675
39	Pine Ridge School	Pine Ridge	Pine Ridge School	Combined	674
40	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Pierre	Pierre School District 32-2	Middle	672
41	John Harris Elementary - 23	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	666
42	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	661
43	Douglas Middle School - 01	Box Elder	Douglas School District 51-1	Middle	633
44	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	632
45	St. Francis Indian School	St. Francis	St. Francis Indian School	Combined	630
46	Vermillion Elementary - 05	Vermillion	Vermillion School District 13-1	Elementary	625
47	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	618
48	South Middle School - 36	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	618
49	Southwest Middle School - 38	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	614
50	East Middle School - 30	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Middle	613

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