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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
451	Willow Lake High School - 01	Willow Lake	Willow Lake School District 12-3	High	69
452	Canistota Middle School - 03	Canistota	Canistota School District 43-1	Middle	68
453	Valley Springs Elementary - 04	Valley Springs	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Elementary	67
454	Chester Middle School - 03	Chester	Chester Area School District 39-1	Middle	67
455	Wall Middle School - 06	Wall	Wall School District 51-5	Middle	66
456	Sully Buttes Middle School - 06	Onida	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	Middle	66
457	Harding County High School - 01	Buffalo	Harding County School District 31-1	High	66
458	Colome Elementary - 02	Colome	Colome School District 59-3	Elementary	65
459	Elkton Jr. High - 03	Elkton	Elkton School District 05-3	Middle	65
460	Waubay High School - 01	Waubay	Waubay School District 18-3	High	65
461	The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	65
462	Bison Elementary - 02	Bison	Bison School District 52-1	Elementary	65
463	Andes Central High School - 01	Lake Andes	Andes Central School District 11-1	High	65
464	Wilmot High School - 01	Wilmot	Wilmot School District 54-7	High	64
465	Scotland High School - 01	Scotland	Scotland School District 04-3	High	64
466	Doland Elementary - 03	Doland	Doland School District 56-2	Elementary	63
467	Montrose High School - 01	Montrose	Montrose School District 43-2	High	63
468	Avon Middle School - 05	Avon	Avon School District 04-1	Middle	63
469	Little Eagle School	Little Eagle	Little Eagle School	Elementary	62
470	Burke Middle School - 04	Burke	Burke School District 26-2	Middle	62
471	White Lake Elementary - 02	White Lake	White Lake School District 01-3	Elementary	62
472	Highmore High School - 01	Highmore	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	High	62
473	Marion High School - 01	Marion	Marion School District 60-3	High	62
474	Centerville Middle School - 03	Centerville	Centerville School District 60-1	Middle	61
475	Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Roscoe	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	Elementary	61
476	Harding County Middle School - 03	Buffalo	Harding County School District 31-1	Middle	60
477	Estelline Middle School - 03	Estelline	Estelline School District 28-2	Middle	60
478	Big Stone City Elementary - 01	Big Stone City	Big Stone City School District 25-1	Elementary	60
479	Frederick High School - 01	Frederick	Frederick Area School District 06-2	High	59
480	Langford Area High School - 01	Langford	Langford Area School District 45-5	High	59
481	Newell High School - 01	Newell	Newell School District 09-2	High	58
482	Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	Middle	58
483	Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01	Tulare	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	High	58
484	Wilmot Middle School - 03	Wilmot	Wilmot School District 54-7	Middle	58
485	Armour High School - 01	Armour	Armour School District 21-1	High	57
486	Spring Creek Elementary - 07	St Francis	Todd County School District 66-1	Elementary	57
487	Leola Elementary - 02	Leola	Leola School District 44-2	Elementary	57
488	Jones County Middle School - 04	Murdo	Jones County School District 37-3	Middle	57
489	Springfield Elementary - 03	Springfield	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Elementary	57
490	Northwestern Middle School - 02	Mellette	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	Middle	56
491	Oelrichs Elementary - 02	Oelrichs	Oelrichs School District 23-3	Elementary	55
492	Bridges At Horace Mann - 52	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	55
493	Selby High School - 01	Selby	Selby Area School District 62-5	High	55
494	Willow Lake Middle School - 03	Willow Lake	Willow Lake School District 12-3	Middle	54
495	Henry High School - 01	Henry	Henry School District 14-2	High	54
496	Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10	Nemo	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	High	54
497	Gettysburg Middle School - 03	Gettysburg	Gettysburg School District 53-1	Middle	54
498	Red Shirt School - 04	Hermosa	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	Elementary	53
499	Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03	Alcester	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	Middle	53
500	Faulkton Middle School - 08	Faulkton	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	Middle	53

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