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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
401	Gettysburg Elementary - 02	Gettysburg	Gettysburg School District 53-1	Elementary	88
402	Gregory Junior High - 04	Gregory	Gregory School District 26-4	Middle	88
403	Waubay Elementary - 02	Waubay	Waubay School District 18-3	Elementary	88
404	Tripp Elementary - 03	Tripp	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	Elementary	88
405	Mount Vernon High School- 01	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	High	87
406	Waverly-South Shore High School - 01	Waverly	Waverly School District 14-5	High	86
407	Plankinton High School - 01	Plankinton	Plankinton School District 01-1	High	86
408	Irene - Wakonda High School - 01	Irene	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	High	86
409	Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04	Emery	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	Middle	85
410	Eagle Butte Primary - 02	Eagle Butte	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	Elementary	85
411	McLaughlin Middle School - 03	McLaughlin	McLaughlin School District 15-2	Middle	85
412	Warner High School - 01	Warner	Warner School District 06-5	High	85
413	Ipswich Middle School - 04	Ipswich	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	Middle	85
414	Kimball High School - 01	Kimball	Kimball School District 07-2	High	84
415	Lyman Middle School - 02	Presho	Lyman School District 42-1	Middle	84
416	McCook Central Middle School - 03	Salem	McCook Central School District 43-7	Middle	84
417	Scotland Middle School - 05	Scotland	Scotland School District 04-3	Middle	84
418	Estelline High School - 01	Estelline	Estelline School District 28-2	High	83
419	Warner Middle School - 03	Warner	Warner School District 06-5	Middle	83
420	Lyman High School - 01	Presho	Lyman School District 42-1	High	80
421	Onida Elementary - 04	Onida	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	Elementary	79
422	Community Campus - 41	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	77
423	Faith High School - 01	Faith	Faith School District 46-2	High	77
424	Avon High School - 01	Avon	Avon School District 04-1	High	77
425	Herreid Elementary - 02	Herreid	Herreid School District 10-1	Elementary	77
426	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School	Rutland	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	High	77
427	Arlington High School - 01	Arlington	Arlington School District 38-1	High	76
428	Castlewood Middle School - 03	Castlewood	Castlewood School District 28-1	Middle	76
429	Howard Jr. High - 05	Howard	Howard School District 48-3	Middle	75
430	Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03	Wolsey	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	Middle	75
431	New Underwood Middle School - 04	New Underwood	New Underwood School District 51-3	Middle	75
432	Miller Jr. High - 04	Miller	Miller School District 29-4	Middle	74
433	Jones County Elementary - 02	Murdo	Jones County School District 37-3	Elementary	74
434	Menno High School - 01	Menno	Menno School District 33-2	High	74
435	Rosholt High School - 01	Rosholt	Rosholt School District 54-4	High	74
436	Avon Elementary - 02	Avon	Avon School District 04-1	Elementary	74
437	Parker Jr. High - 03	Parker	Parker School District 60-4	Middle	74
438	Faulkton High School - 01	Faulkton	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	High	73
439	Clark Middle School - 03	Clark	Clark School District 12-2	Middle	72
440	Gettysburg High School - 01	Gettysburg	Gettysburg School District 53-1	High	72
441	Corsica-Stickney High School - 01	Corsica	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	High	72
442	Kadoka Area High School - 01	Kadoka	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	High	71
443	Florence Middle School - 03	Florence	Florence School District 14-1	Middle	71
444	Sully Buttes High School - 07	Onida	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	High	71
445	Hanson Middle School - 02	Alexandria	Hanson School District 30-1	Middle	71
446	Philip Jr. High - 03	Philip	Haakon School District 27-1	Middle	71
447	Timber Lake Middle School - 03	Timber Lake	Timber Lake School District 20-3	Middle	70
448	Willow Lake High School - 01	Willow Lake	Willow Lake School District 12-3	High	69
449	Faith Elementary - 02	Faith	Faith School District 46-2	Elementary	69
450	Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03	Waverly	Waverly School District 14-5	Middle	69

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