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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
101	Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Black Hawk	305	42.0%	74.8%(228)	0.7%(2)	10.8%(33)	0.3%(1)
102	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion	413	41.9%	75.1%(310)	2.2%(9)	5.3%(22)	0.7%(3)
103	Holgate Middle School - 02	Aberdeen	497	41.4%	75.7%(376)	1.2%(6)	6.0%(30)	3.4%(17)
104	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Sioux Falls	690	41.1%	74.5%(514)	1.0%(7)	17.5%(121)	0.4%(3)
105	Camelot Intermediate - 06	Brookings	523	40.9%	75.7%(396)	3.4%(18)	10.1%(53)	1.5%(8)
106	Lincoln Elementary - 05	Watertown	361	40.9%	75.3%(272)	0.3%(1)	13.8%(50)	1.4%(5)
107	L. B. Williams Elementary - 03	Mitchell	438	39.6%	76.3%(334)	0.0%(0)	13.5%(59)	1.6%(7)
108	Southwest Middle School - 38	Rapid City	614	39.6%	76.7%(471)	0.7%(4)	6.3%(39)	2.6%(16)
109	Stewart Elementary - 05	Yankton	271	38.9%	76.8%(208)	0.7%(2)	13.3%(36)	1.5%(4)
110	McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06	Watertown	296	38.5%	77.4%(229)	0.7%(2)	10.8%(32)	1.7%(5)
111	Brandon Elementary - 03	Brandon	728	38.4%	77.6%(565)	5.6%(41)	7.1%(52)	0.8%(6)
112	Milbank Elementary - 03	Milbank	408	38.0%	76.2%(311)	0.3%(1)	19.6%(80)	0.3%(1)
113	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls	534	38.0%	78.1%(417)	4.7%(25)	5.8%(31)	3.4%(18)
114	Endeavor Elementary - 07	Sioux Falls	358	37.7%	78.2%(280)	5.0%(18)	4.8%(17)	4.5%(16)
115	Mitchell Middle School - 02	Mitchell	578	37.7%	77.7%(449)	0.2%(1)	11.3%(65)	0.2%(1)
116	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02	Brookings	780	37.5%	78.3%(611)	4.4%(34)	8.1%(63)	2.6%(20)
117	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City	1,771	37.4%	78.2%(1,385)	0.7%(13)	7.6%(134)	1.2%(22)
118	Vermillion Middle School - 02	Vermillion	343	36.9%	78.7%(270)	2.3%(8)	5.3%(18)	2.0%(7)
119	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon	829	36.4%	79.0%(655)	5.8%(48)	7.2%(60)	1.4%(12)
120	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Sioux Falls	428	36.2%	79.2%(339)	6.3%(27)	6.3%(27)	3.3%(14)
121	Journey Elementary - 05	Sioux Falls	340	36.0%	79.4%(270)	5.6%(19)	5.0%(17)	3.2%(11)
122	John Harris Elementary - 23	Sioux Falls	666	36.0%	79.3%(528)	5.3%(35)	4.7%(31)	1.2%(8)
123	Beadle Elementary - 03	Yankton	412	35.8%	79.4%(327)	1.9%(8)	8.0%(33)	0.0%(0)
124	Mitchell High School - 01	Mitchell	879	35.6%	79.4%(698)	1.0%(9)	9.2%(81)	1.1%(10)
125	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown	532	35.3%	79.5%(423)	0.2%(1)	8.7%(46)	0.8%(4)
126	Dupree Elementary - 02	Dupree	203	35.3%	7.9%(16)	0.0%(0)	2.5%(5)	0.0%(0)
127	Dakota Valley High School - 01	North Sioux City	431	35.2%	79.8%(344)	2.3%(10)	8.3%(36)	1.6%(7)
128	Pinedale Elementary - 11	Rapid City	377	35.0%	79.8%(301)	0.8%(3)	6.4%(24)	1.6%(6)
129	Discovery Elementary - 26	Sioux Falls	873	34.9%	80.1%(699)	5.8%(51)	5.8%(51)	0.7%(6)
130	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton	296	34.7%	80.1%(237)	6.8%(20)	6.8%(20)	0.0%(0)
131	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings	979	34.5%	80.3%(786)	2.5%(25)	7.6%(74)	3.2%(31)
132	Madison Elementary - 07	Madison	515	34.4%	80.0%(412)	0.6%(3)	11.3%(58)	1.0%(5)
133	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Tea	583	34.3%	80.5%(469)	5.0%(29)	6.3%(37)	0.9%(5)
134	Freedom Elementary - 06	Harrisburg	442	33.7%	80.8%(357)	3.4%(15)	8.1%(36)	0.5%(2)
135	Beresford Elementary - 02	Beresford	273	33.6%	80.6%(220)	0.4%(1)	11.0%(30)	0.7%(2)
136	C C Lee Elementary - 05	Aberdeen	356	33.2%	81.2%(289)	1.7%(6)	2.5%(9)	1.7%(6)
137	Milbank Middle School - 02	Milbank	222	33.1%	80.6%(179)	0.5%(1)	13.1%(29)	0.5%(1)
138	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown	1,222	32.3%	81.6%(997)	0.4%(5)	8.1%(99)	0.7%(8)
139	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton	923	32.3%	81.6%(753)	1.2%(11)	9.2%(85)	0.4%(4)
140	Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06	Tea	379	32.1%	81.8%(310)	1.3%(5)	5.8%(22)	1.6%(6)
141	Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07	Brookings	509	31.7%	82.1%(418)	3.3%(17)	6.1%(31)	1.8%(9)
142	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank	333	31.3%	82.0%(273)	1.5%(5)	11.4%(38)	0.3%(1)
143	Watertown Middle School - 02	Watertown	575	31.3%	82.3%(473)	0.3%(2)	7.1%(41)	0.3%(2)
144	Liberty Elementary - 02	Harrisburg	559	30.7%	82.7%(462)	1.6%(9)	7.0%(39)	0.5%(3)
145	Madison Middle School - 02	Madison	270	30.5%	82.6%(223)	1.1%(3)	10.4%(28)	1.1%(3)
146	Corral Drive Elementary - 21	Rapid City	439	30.4%	82.9%(364)	0.2%(1)	6.2%(27)	3.6%(16)
147	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Brandon	759	30.2%	83.1%(631)	4.9%(37)	4.6%(35)	1.7%(13)
148	South Park Elementary - 03	Belle Fourche	347	29.9%	83.0%(288)	0.0%(0)	9.2%(32)	0.0%(0)
149	Jefferson Elementary - 09	Watertown	333	29.5%	83.5%(278)	0.3%(1)	4.2%(14)	0.6%(2)
150	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg	1,806	29.4%	83.7%(1,511)	4.1%(74)	4.5%(81)	1.5%(27)

Page 3 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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