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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
351	Stanley County Middle School - 02	Fort Pierre	Stanley County School District 57-1	Middle	106
352	Elementary Immersion Center - 43	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	106
353	Deubrook High School - 01	White	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	High	105
354	Burke Elementary - 02	Burke	Burke School District 26-2	Elementary	105
355	Garretson Middle School - 03	Garretson	Garretson School District 49-4	Middle	105
356	Clear Lake Middle School - 04	Clear Lake	Deuel School District 19-4	Middle	104
357	Ipswich High School - 01	Ipswich	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	High	103
358	Florence High School - 01	Florence	Florence School District 14-1	High	102
359	Sanborn Central Elementary - 06	Forestburg	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	Elementary	102
360	Early Learning Center - 04	Wagner	Wagner Community School District 11-4	Elementary	102
361	Kimball Elementary - 02	Kimball	Kimball School District 07-2	Elementary	102
362	Custer Jr. High - 05	Custer	Custer School District 16-1	Middle	101
363	Buffalo Elementary - 02	Buffalo	Harding County School District 31-1	Elementary	101
364	Colman-Egan High School - 01	Colman	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	High	100
365	Wall High School - 01	Wall	Wall School District 51-5	High	100
366	Bennett County Middle School - 06	Martin	Bennett County School District 03-1	Middle	100
367	Marion Elementary - 02	Marion	Marion School District 60-3	Elementary	100
368	Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Emery	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	High	100
369	Canistota High School - 01	Canistota	Canistota School District 43-1	High	99
370	Alcester-Hudson High School - 01	Alcester	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	High	99
371	Frederick Area Elementary - 02	Frederick	Frederick Area School District 06-2	Elementary	98
372	Jefferson Building - 64	Rapid City	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Combined	98
373	Parkston Middle School - 05	Parkston	Parkston School District 33-3	Middle	98
374	Rosholt Elementary - 02	Rosholt	Rosholt School District 54-4	Elementary	97
375	Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03	Britton	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	Middle	97
376	Lemmon High School - 01	Lemmon	Lemmon School District 52-4	High	97
377	Wolsey Wessington High School - 01	Wolsey	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	High	96
378	Lake Preston Elementary - 02	Lake Preston	Lake Preston School District 38-3	Elementary	96
379	Howard High School - 01	Howard	Howard School District 48-3	High	96
380	Wakpala Elementary - 02	Wakpala	Smee School District 15-3	Elementary	95
381	Gayville-Volin High School - 01	Gayville	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	High	95
382	De Smet High School - 01	De Smet	De Smet School District 38-2	High	95
383	Centerville High School - 01	Centerville	Centerville School District 60-1	High	94
384	Burke High School - 01	Burke	Burke School District 26-2	High	94
385	Eureka Elementary - 02	Eureka	Eureka School District 44-1	Elementary	94
386	Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03	Platte	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Middle	94
387	Wessington Springs High School - 01	Wessington Springs	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	High	94
388	Edgemont Elementary - 03	Edgemont	Edgemont School District 23-1	Elementary	93
389	White River Middle School - 04	White River	White River School District 47-1	Middle	93
390	Ethan High School - 01	Ethan	Ethan School District 17-1	High	93
391	Selby Elementary - 02	Selby	Selby Area School District 62-5	Elementary	93
392	Henry Elementary - 02	Henry	Henry School District 14-2	Elementary	93
393	Kimball Middle School - 04	Kimball	Kimball School District 07-2	Middle	92
394	New Underwood High School - 01	New Underwood	New Underwood School District 51-3	High	92
395	Woonsocket High School - 01	Woonsocket	Woonsocket School District 55-4	High	91
396	Northwestern High School - 01	Mellette	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	High	91
397	Menno Elementary - 02	Menno	Menno School District 33-2	Elementary	91
398	De Smet Middle School - 03	De Smet	De Smet School District 38-2	Middle	91
399	Redfield Middle School - 02	Redfield	Redfield School District 56-4	Middle	91
400	North Park Elementary - 08	Belle Fourche	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	Elementary	89

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