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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
151	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank	Milbank School District 25-4	High	333
152	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	328
153	Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	328
154	May Overby Elementary - 09	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Elementary	327
155	West Elementary - 03	Spearfish	Spearfish School District 40-2	Elementary	322
156	Hillcrest Elementary - 04	Brookings	Brookings School District 05-1	Elementary	316
157	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	High	315
158	South Park Elementary - 16	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	313
159	West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02	Humboldt	West Central School District 49-7	Elementary	310
160	Baltic Elementary - 02	Baltic	Baltic School District 49-1	Elementary	307
161	Hot Springs Elementary - 02	Hot Springs	Hot Springs School District 23-2	Elementary	306
162	Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Black Hawk	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	305
163	Sisseton High School - 01	Sisseton	Sisseton School District 54-2	High	304
164	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Elementary	304
165	Canyon Lake Elementary - 04	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	297
166	West Central Middle School - 04	Hartford	West Central School District 49-7	Middle	297
167	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	High	297
168	McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06	Watertown	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	296
169	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Middle	296
170	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Dell Rapids	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	Middle	295
171	Rosebud Elementary - 04	Rosebud	Todd County School District 66-1	Elementary	292
172	Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Sioux Falls	Tea Area School District 41-5	Elementary	292
173	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	291
174	Longfellow Elementary - 05	Mitchell	Mitchell School District 17-2	Elementary	290
175	Flandreau Elementary - 04	Flandreau	Flandreau School District 50-3	Elementary	287
176	Canton High School - 01	Canton	Canton School District 41-1	High	283
177	Wagner Middle School - 03	Wagner	Wagner Community School District 11-4	Middle	283
178	Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Elementary	282
179	Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03	Eagle Butte	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	Elementary	281
180	Sisseton Middle School - 02	Sisseton	Sisseton School District 54-2	Middle	281
181	Groton Area Elementary - 02	Groton	Groton Area School District 06-6	Elementary	278
182	Austin Elementary - 03	Vermillion	Vermillion School District 13-1	Elementary	277
183	Webster Area Elementary - 03	Webster	Webster Area School District 18-5	Elementary	274
184	South Canyon Elementary - 15	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	274
185	Horace Mann Elementary - 07	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	274
186	Beresford Elementary - 02	Beresford	Beresford School District 61-2	Elementary	273
187	Custer High School - 01	Custer	Custer School District 16-1	High	272
188	Parkston Elementary - 02	Parkston	Parkston School District 33-3	Elementary	272
189	Redfield Elementary - 03	Redfield	Redfield School District 56-4	Elementary	271
190	Stewart Elementary - 05	Yankton	Yankton School District 63-3	Elementary	271
191	Crazy Horse School	Wanblee	Crazy Horse School	Combined	270
192	Clear Lake Elementary - 02	Clear Lake	Deuel School District 19-4	Elementary	270
193	Madison Middle School - 02	Madison	Madison Central School District 39-2	Middle	270
194	Custer Elementary - 02	Custer	Custer School District 16-1	Elementary	269
195	Mellette Elementary - 07	Watertown	Watertown School District 14-4	Elementary	267
196	Hill City Elementary - 02	Hill City	Hill City School District 51-2	Elementary	247
197	Garretson Elementary - 02	Garretson	Garretson School District 49-4	Elementary	246
198	Chamberlain High School - 01	Chamberlain	Chamberlain School District 07-1	High	243
199	Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Deadwood	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	Elementary	243
200	Crow Creek Reservation High School	Stephan	Crow Creek Reservation High School	High	241

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