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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
501	Red Shirt School - 04	Hermosa	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	Elementary	53
502	Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03	Alcester	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	Middle	53
503	Lemmon Jr. High - 06	Lemmon	Lemmon School District 52-4	Middle	53
504	Dupree Jr. High - 04	Dupree	Dupree School District 64-2	Middle	52
505	South Central Elementary - 03	Bonesteel	South Central School District 26-5	Elementary	52
506	Bison High School - 01	Bison	Bison School District 52-1	High	52
507	Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03	Corsica	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	Middle	52
508	Andes Central Middle School - 04	Lake Andes	Andes Central School District 11-1	Middle	51
509	Kadoka Middle School - 03	Kadoka	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	Middle	51
510	Armour Middle School - 03	Armour	Armour School District 21-1	Middle	50
511	Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03	Gayville	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	Middle	50
512	Summit High School - 01	Summit	Summit School District 54-6	High	50
513	Rock Creek Grant School	Bullhead	Rock Creek Grant School	Elementary	50
514	Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03	Olivet	Freeman School District 33-1	Elementary	50
515	Plankinton Middle School - 03	Plankinton	Plankinton School District 01-1	Middle	49
516	Central Meade County School - 09	Union Center	Meade School District 46-1	Elementary	49
517	Freeman Jr High - 05	Freeman	Freeman School District 33-1	Middle	49
518	Jones County High School - 01	Murdo	Jones County School District 37-3	High	49
519	Iroquois Middle School - 02	Iroquois	Iroquois School District 02-3	Middle	48
520	Newell Middle School - 04	Newell	Newell School District 09-2	Middle	48
521	Hermosa Middle School - 07	Hermosa	Custer School District 16-1	Middle	48
522	Deubrook Jr. High - 02	White	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	Middle	47
523	Arlington Jr. High - 03	Arlington	Arlington School District 38-1	Middle	47
524	Todd County Achievement High School - 17	Mission	Todd County School District 66-1	High	46
525	Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04	Irene	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	Middle	46
526	Marion Middle School - 03	Marion	Marion School District 60-3	Middle	46
527	Iroquois High School - 01	Iroquois	Iroquois School District 02-3	High	45
528	Henry Middle School - 03	Henry	Henry School District 14-2	Middle	45
529	Oelrichs High School - 01	Oelrichs	Oelrichs School District 23-3	High	44
530	Langford Area Middle School - 03	Langford	Langford Area School District 45-5	Middle	44
531	McIntosh Middle School - 03	McIntosh	McIntosh School District 15-1	Middle	44
532	Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14	Platte	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Elementary	44
533	Newport Colony Elementary - 04	Claremont	Langford Area School District 45-5	Elementary	44
534	Lakeview Elementary - 09	Pure Water Township	Todd County School District 66-1	Elementary	44
535	McIntosh Elementary - 02	McIntosh	McIntosh School District 15-1	Elementary	43
536	Edmunds Central High School - 01	Roscoe	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	High	43
537	Norris Elementary - 08	Norris	White River School District 47-1	Elementary	43
538	Eureka High School - 01	Eureka	Eureka School District 44-1	High	43
539	Orland Colony Elementary - 04	Montrose	Montrose School District 43-2	Elementary	42
540	Fordham Colony Elementary - 04	Carpenter	Clark School District 12-2	Elementary	42
541	Rosholt Middle School - 04	Rosholt	Rosholt School District 54-4	Middle	42
542	McIntosh High School - 01	McIntosh	McIntosh School District 15-1	High	42
543	Upland Colony Elementary - 05	Artesian	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	Elementary	42
544	Rustic Acres Elementary - 04	Madison	Chester Area School District 39-1	Elementary	41
545	Wakpala Middle School - 04	Wakpala	Smee School District 15-3	Middle	41
546	Lake Preston High School - 01	Lake Preston	Lake Preston School District 38-3	High	41
547	Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04	Wessington Springs	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	Middle	41
548	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High	Rutland	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	Middle	41
549	Bowdle Elementary - 02	Bowdle	Bowdle School District 22-1	Elementary	40
550	Selby Middle School - 03	Selby	Selby Area School District 62-5	Middle	40

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