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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
601	Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07	Delmont	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	Elementary	26
602	Oelrichs Jr. High - 03	Oelrichs	Oelrichs School District 23-3	Middle	25
603	Waubay Middle School - 03	Waubay	Waubay School District 18-3	Middle	24
604	Camridge Colony School	Rutland	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	Elementary	24
605	Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Raymond	Doland School District 56-2	Elementary	24
606	Bowdle High School - 01	Bowdle	Bowdle School District 22-1	High	23
607	Our Home ASAP - 12	Huron	Huron School District 02-2	High	23
608	Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05	Lake Andes	Andes Central School District 11-1	Elementary	23
609	Graceville Colony - 07	Winfred	Chester Area School District 39-1	Elementary	23
610	Lincoln Building - 44	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	23
611	White Rock Colony Elementary - 03	Rosholt	Rosholt School District 54-4	Elementary	22
612	Leola Jr. High - 03	Leola	Leola School District 44-2	Middle	22
613	Glendale Colony Elementary - 04	Frankfort	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	Elementary	22
614	Longvalley Elementary - 10	Long Valley	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	Elementary	22
615	Platte Colony Elementary - 10	Academy	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Elementary	22
616	Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10	Spearfish	Spearfish School District 40-2	High	21
617	Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05	Carpenter	Willow Lake School District 12-3	Elementary	21
618	Doland High School - 01	Doland	Doland School District 56-2	High	21
619	New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08	Ethan	Parkston School District 33-3	Elementary	21
620	Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Frankfort	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	Elementary	21
621	Rosedale Colony Elementary - 11	Mitchell	Mitchell School District 17-2	Elementary	21
622	Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05	Faulkton	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	Elementary	20
623	Summit Oaks-Residential - 48	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Combined	20
624	Sunrise Colony - 15	Summit	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	20
625	Bowdle Jr. High - 03	Bowdle	Bowdle School District 22-1	Middle	20
626	Hitchcock-Tulare Jr. High School - 02	Tulare	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	Middle	19
627	Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03	Utica	Menno School District 33-2	Elementary	19
628	Big Stone City Middle School - 03	Big Stone City	Big Stone City School District 25-1	Middle	19
629	Riverside Colony Elementary - 15	Huron	Huron School District 02-2	Elementary	18
630	Faith Jr. High - 06	Faith	Faith School District 46-2	Middle	18
631	Abbott House High School - 07	Mitchell	Mitchell School District 17-2	High	18
632	Spring Lake Colony Elementary	Arlington	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	Elementary	18
633	Bison Jr. High - 04	Bison	Bison School District 52-1	Middle	18
634	Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02	Tripp	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	Middle	18
635	Claremont Colony Elementary - 04	Castlewood	Castlewood School District 28-1	Elementary	17
636	Arlington Preschool - 04	Arlington	Arlington School District 38-1	Elementary	17
637	Maurine Elementary - 04	Faith	Faith School District 46-2	Elementary	17
638	Structured Teaching - 12	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	16
639	Collins Colony Elementary - 06	Iroquois	Willow Lake School District 12-3	Elementary	16
640	Huron Colony Elementary - 13	Huron	Huron School District 02-2	Elementary	16
641	Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15	Kimball	Kimball School District 07-2	High	16
642	Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Stratford	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	Elementary	16
643	Silver Lake Colony - 07	Clark	Clark School District 12-2	Elementary	16
644	Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05	Wessington Springs	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	Elementary	16
645	Interior Elementary - 09	Interior	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	Elementary	15
646	Doland Jr. High - 02	Doland	Doland School District 56-2	Middle	15
647	Milesville Elementary - 08	Milesville	Haakon School District 27-1	Elementary	15
648	Elk Mountain Elementary - 01	Dewey	Elk Mountain School District 16-2	Elementary	14
649	Blunt Elementary - 03	Blunt	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	Elementary	14
650	Hoven Jr. High - 03	Hoven	Hoven School District 53-2	Middle	14

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