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Most racially diverse South Dakota public schools

South Dakota public schools ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.

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SOUTH DAKOTA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
51	Wagner Elementary - 02	Wagner	333	56.3%	30.0%(100)	0.0%(0)	3.6%(12)	0.0%(0)
52	Kennedy Elementary - 08	Pierre	413	56.2%	61.5%(254)	0.2%(1)	4.8%(20)	0.5%(2)
53	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Sioux Falls	681	56.2%	63.3%(431)	13.8%(94)	6.9%(47)	1.0%(7)
54	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Aberdeen	304	56.2%	63.2%(192)	2.6%(8)	16.8%(51)	2.3%(7)
55	Patriot Elementary -06	Box Elder	982	56.1%	63.3%(622)	2.5%(25)	12.8%(126)	0.6%(6)
56	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Sioux Falls	846	55.6%	64.1%(542)	9.2%(78)	11.7%(99)	2.4%(20)
57	Chamberlain High School - 01	Chamberlain	243	55.6%	56.4%(137)	0.4%(1)	3.3%(8)	0.0%(0)
58	Valley View Elementary - 13	Rapid City	605	54.9%	64.1%(388)	0.8%(5)	8.4%(51)	1.2%(7)
59	Jefferson Elementary - 06	Pierre	377	54.8%	63.7%(240)	0.5%(2)	6.4%(24)	0.5%(2)
60	Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Box Elder	454	54.5%	64.8%(294)	1.8%(8)	9.9%(45)	1.1%(5)
61	Wagner Middle School - 03	Wagner	283	54.3%	27.6%(78)	0.0%(0)	1.1%(3)	0.0%(0)
62	Douglas Middle School - 01	Box Elder	633	54.3%	64.8%(410)	1.7%(11)	12.2%(77)	0.8%(5)
63	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Rapid City	486	54.1%	64.8%(315)	0.4%(2)	11.3%(55)	0.8%(4)
64	Explorer Elementary - 04	Sioux Falls	338	53.8%	66.0%(223)	9.8%(33)	8.3%(28)	3.3%(11)
65	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls	1,954	53.6%	65.8%(1,285)	8.1%(158)	13.4%(262)	1.8%(36)
66	South Canyon Elementary - 15	Rapid City	274	52.5%	66.1%(181)	0.4%(1)	13.1%(36)	0.0%(0)
67	Medary Elementary - 05	Brookings	358	51.7%	65.6%(235)	1.7%(6)	21.8%(78)	2.5%(9)
68	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Sioux Falls	444	51.3%	67.6%(300)	7.2%(32)	8.6%(38)	0.9%(4)
69	Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Aberdeen	282	50.8%	68.1%(192)	1.4%(4)	13.5%(38)	3.9%(11)
70	Winner Elementary - 04	Winner	465	50.5%	60.4%(281)	0.0%(0)	2.4%(11)	0.0%(0)
71	Simmons Elementary - 10	Aberdeen	386	50.5%	67.6%(261)	2.1%(8)	17.9%(69)	2.1%(8)
72	Inspiration Elementary - 08	Sioux Falls	345	50.3%	68.7%(237)	11.0%(38)	8.7%(30)	5.5%(19)
73	Austin Elementary - 03	Vermillion	277	50.0%	69.0%	2.2%	9.8%	1.8%
74	Lincoln Elementary - 04	Yankton	416	50.0%	68.0%(283)	0.7%(3)	15.9%(66)	0.2%(1)
75	Douglas High School - 03	Box Elder	739	49.7%	68.9%(509)	1.5%(11)	10.7%(79)	0.4%(3)
76	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Rapid City	478	49.6%	68.8%(329)	1.1%(5)	10.3%(49)	0.0%(0)
77	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Pierre	672	49.2%	68.8%(462)	0.3%(2)	4.6%(31)	1.0%(7)
78	Horizon Elementary - 09	Sioux Falls	458	49.1%	69.7%(319)	9.6%(44)	7.4%(34)	1.8%(8)
79	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre	855	48.9%	69.4%(593)	0.2%(2)	5.7%(49)	1.5%(13)
80	Hot Springs Elementary - 02	Hot Springs	306	48.0%	70.3%(215)	0.7%(2)	7.8%(24)	1.6%(5)
81	Winner High School - 01	Winner	203	47.6%	66.0%(134)	2.5%(5)	1.5%(3)	0.5%(1)
82	Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Sioux Falls	447	47.6%	70.9%(317)	8.3%(37)	7.4%(33)	0.5%(2)
83	Longfellow Elementary - 05	Mitchell	290	47.4%	70.7%(205)	1.4%(4)	11.0%(32)	0.3%(1)
84	Webster Elementary - 06	Yankton	391	47.2%	69.8%(273)	0.5%(2)	18.4%(72)	0.5%(2)
85	West Middle School - 37	Rapid City	591	46.6%	71.2%(421)	1.0%(6)	9.3%(55)	0.2%(1)
86	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Sioux Falls	925	46.5%	71.9%(665)	7.9%(73)	7.7%(71)	2.0%(19)
87	Yankton Middle School - 02	Yankton	608	45.8%	71.7%(436)	1.1%(7)	14.5%(88)	1.1%(7)
88	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs	215	45.6%	72.1%(155)	0.5%(1)	6.5%(14)	1.9%(4)
89	Vermillion Elementary - 05	Vermillion	625	45.6%	72.5%(453)	2.7%(17)	7.4%(46)	1.8%(11)
90	Mellette Elementary - 07	Watertown	267	45.6%	71.9%(192)	1.1%(3)	7.5%(20)	0.0%(0)
91	Memorial Middle School - 04	Sioux Falls	1,133	45.2%	72.7%(824)	5.7%(65)	9.3%(105)	1.2%(14)
92	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Sioux Falls	661	45.1%	72.8%(481)	6.8%(45)	7.3%(48)	1.5%(10)
93	Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Crooks	205	44.4%	72.2%(148)	17.6%(36)	4.4%(9)	1.0%(2)
94	Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04	Mitchell	379	44.3%	72.8%(276)	0.5%(2)	12.9%(49)	0.0%(0)
95	Dakota Valley Elementary - 02	North Sioux City	386	44.0%	73.6%(284)	1.6%(6)	11.4%(44)	4.2%(16)
96	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen	1,384	43.9%	73.8%(1,022)	2.2%(31)	8.7%(121)	2.8%(38)
97	Hillcrest Elementary - 04	Brookings	316	43.0%	74.4%(235)	2.9%(9)	9.5%(30)	3.8%(12)
98	Jolley Elementary - 04	Vermillion	383	42.9%	74.4%	1.6%	6.0%	1.3%
99	Hill City Elementary - 02	Hill City	247	42.7%	73.7%(182)	0.0%(0)	15.8%(39)	0.8%(2)
100	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03	North Sioux City	345	42.7%	74.5%(257)	2.0%(7)	10.1%(35)	3.5%(12)

Page 2 of 5 · 226 ranked. Schools with 200+ students whose reported race and ethnicity shares cover at least 90% of enrollment. Higher index means a more mixed student body.

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