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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
201	American Horse School	Allen	American Horse School	Elementary	240
202	Parker Elementary - 02	Parker	Parker School District 60-4	Elementary	238
203	Gregory Elementary - 02	Gregory	Gregory School District 26-4	Elementary	237
204	Lincoln Elementary - 08	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Elementary	233
205	Miller Elementary - 02	Miller	Miller School District 29-4	Elementary	231
206	Isna Wica Owayawa	Oglala	Isna Wica Owayawa	Elementary	230
207	Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02	Platte	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Elementary	230
208	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti	Hamlin School District 28-3	High	226
209	Deubrook Elementary - 03	Toronto	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	Elementary	225
210	McCook Central Elementary - 02	Salem	McCook Central School District 43-7	Elementary	225
211	Milbank Middle School - 02	Milbank	Milbank School District 25-4	Middle	222
212	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford	Beresford School District 61-2	High	222
213	Marty Indian School	Marty	Marty Indian School	Combined	220
214	Bennett County Elementary School - 03	Martin	Bennett County School District 03-1	Elementary	217
215	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs	Hot Springs School District 23-2	High	215
216	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Volga	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	High	214
217	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	High	212
218	Clark Elementary - 02	Clark	Clark School District 12-2	Elementary	212
219	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	High	211
220	Chamberlain Jr. High - 02	Chamberlain	Chamberlain School District 07-1	Middle	208
221	Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Crooks	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Elementary	205
222	Dupree Elementary - 02	Dupree	Dupree School District 64-2	Elementary	203
223	Winner High School - 01	Winner	Winner School District 59-2	High	203
224	McLaughlin Elementary - 02	McLaughlin	McLaughlin School District 15-2	Elementary	203
225	Wagner High School - 01	Wagner	Wagner Community School District 11-4	High	201
226	Flandreau High School - 01	Flandreau	Flandreau School District 50-3	High	201
227	Hamlin Middle School - 02	Hayti	Hamlin School District 28-3	Middle	198
228	Mobridge High School - 01	Mobridge	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	High	194
229	Canton Middle School - 04	Canton	Canton School District 41-1	Middle	194
230	Flandreau Middle School - 03	Flandreau	Flandreau School District 50-3	Middle	193
231	Colman Elementary - 03	Colman	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	Elementary	193
232	Freeman Elementary - 02	Freeman	Freeman School District 33-1	Elementary	192
233	Hot Springs Middle School - 06	Hot Springs	Hot Springs School District 23-2	Middle	189
234	He Dog Elementary - 05	Parmelee	Todd County School District 66-1	Elementary	189
235	Tyndall Elementary - 04	Tyndall	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Elementary	188
236	Elkton Elementary - 02	Elkton	Elkton School District 05-3	Elementary	186
237	Faulkton Elementary - 02	Faulkton	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	Elementary	185
238	Timber Lake Elementary - 02	Timber Lake	Timber Lake School District 20-3	Elementary	185
239	Lennox Intermediate - 09	Lennox	Lennox School District 41-4	Middle	185
240	Andes Central Elementary - 02	Lake Andes	Andes Central School District 11-1	Elementary	184
241	Ipswich Elementary - 02	Ipswich	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	Elementary	182
242	Hermosa Elementary - 04	Hermosa	Custer School District 16-1	Elementary	181
243	Woonsocket Elementary - 03	Woonsocket	Woonsocket School District 55-4	Elementary	181
244	Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04	North Sioux City	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	Elementary	179
245	Florence Elementary - 02	Florence	Florence School District 14-1	Elementary	179
246	Stanley County Elementary - 08	Fort Pierre	Stanley County School District 57-1	Elementary	178
247	Deuel High School - 01	Clear Lake	Deuel School District 19-4	High	176
248	Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02	De Smet	De Smet School District 38-2	Elementary	176
249	Batesland School - 01	Batesland	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	Elementary	175
250	White River Elementary - 02	White River	White River School District 47-1	Elementary	172

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