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Most racially diverse South Dakota public schools

South Dakota public schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. "Max group" is the largest racial or ethnic group's share of enrollment, with the name of that group; the school where this is lowest is the most balanced.

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SOUTH DAKOTA · MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE

#	School	City	Students	Max group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
151	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07	Belle Fourche	414	83.8% White (347)	83.8%(347)	0.0%(0)	7.0%(29)	0.0%(0)
152	Madison High School - 01	Madison	384	83.8% White (322)	83.8%(322)	0.5%(2)	10.7%(41)	0.8%(3)
153	Custer Elementary - 02	Custer	269	84.0% White (226)	84.0%(226)	0.0%(0)	8.9%(24)	0.0%(0)
154	Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Summerset	432	84.0% White (363)	84.0%(363)	0.5%(2)	5.6%(24)	0.9%(4)
155	Gregory Elementary - 02	Gregory	237	84.4% White (200)	84.4%(200)	0.0%(0)	0.4%(1)	0.8%(2)
156	Custer High School - 01	Custer	272	84.6% White (230)	84.6%(230)	0.4%(1)	7.3%(20)	0.0%(0)
157	Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05	Piedmont	514	84.6% White (435)	84.6%(435)	0.0%(0)	5.6%(29)	0.8%(4)
158	Clark Elementary - 02	Clark	212	84.9% White (180)	84.9%(180)	0.5%(1)	9.9%(21)	0.0%(0)
159	Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01	Tea	538	85.1% White (458)	85.1%(458)	0.7%(4)	6.3%(34)	0.7%(4)
160	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon	1,381	85.3% White (1,178)	85.3%(1,178)	4.0%(55)	4.2%(58)	2.0%(28)
161	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Sturgis	490	85.3% White (418)	85.3%(418)	0.4%(2)	5.5%(27)	0.8%(4)
162	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead	211	85.3% White (180)	85.3%(180)	0.9%(2)	5.7%(12)	0.9%(2)
163	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea	717	85.5% White (613)	85.5%(613)	3.5%(25)	5.0%(36)	1.1%(8)
164	Fred Assam Elementary - 06	Sioux Falls	531	85.7% White (455)	85.7%(455)	1.1%(6)	5.1%(27)	0.9%(5)
165	Spearfish High School - 01	Spearfish	787	85.8% White (675)	85.8%(675)	1.1%(9)	4.6%(36)	1.4%(11)
166	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03	Harrisburg	519	86.1% White (447)	86.1%(447)	1.5%(8)	5.4%(28)	0.8%(4)
167	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Belle Fourche	389	86.4% White (336)	86.4%(336)	0.0%(0)	8.7%(34)	0.3%(1)
168	Creekside Elementary - 07	Spearfish	553	86.4% White (478)	86.4%(478)	0.4%(2)	4.3%(24)	0.9%(5)
169	Sturgis Elementary - 03	Sturgis	531	86.6% White (460)	86.6%(460)	0.6%(3)	4.1%(22)	0.0%(0)
170	Robert Bennis Elementary - 05	Brandon	542	86.7% White (470)	86.7%(470)	1.3%(7)	3.1%(17)	1.1%(6)
171	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Spearfish	545	87.3% White (476)	87.3%(476)	0.6%(3)	4.8%(26)	1.3%(7)
172	West Elementary - 03	Spearfish	322	87.9% White (283)	87.9%(283)	0.0%(0)	3.7%(12)	0.3%(1)
173	Adventure Elementary - 10	Sioux Falls	440	88.0% White (387)	88.0%(387)	0.9%(4)	3.6%(16)	2.7%(12)
174	Redfield Elementary - 03	Redfield	271	88.2% White (239)	88.2%(239)	1.9%(5)	4.4%(12)	0.0%(0)
175	Lennox Elementary - 02	Lennox	362	88.4% White (320)	88.4%(320)	0.0%(0)	4.1%(15)	0.3%(1)
176	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton	297	88.5% White (263)	88.5%(263)	4.4%(13)	5.0%(15)	0.0%(0)
177	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis	845	88.6% White (749)	88.6%(749)	0.4%(3)	4.0%(34)	0.4%(3)
178	Parkston Elementary - 02	Parkston	272	89.0% White (242)	89.0%(242)	1.5%(4)	2.2%(6)	0.7%(2)
179	Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02	Platte	230	89.1% White (205)	89.1%(205)	0.4%(1)	3.0%(7)	0.9%(2)
180	Webster Area Elementary - 03	Webster	274	89.4% White (245)	89.4%(245)	0.0%(0)	3.6%(10)	0.0%(0)
181	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford	222	89.6% White (199)	89.6%(199)	0.9%(2)	7.7%(17)	0.0%(0)
182	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Volga	214	89.7% White (192)	89.7%(192)	0.9%(2)	5.1%(11)	0.0%(0)
183	Garretson Elementary - 02	Garretson	246	89.8% White (221)	89.8%(221)	0.0%(0)	3.3%(8)	0.0%(0)
184	Canton High School - 01	Canton	283	90.1% White (255)	90.1%(255)	1.4%(4)	3.2%(9)	0.7%(2)
185	Baltic Elementary - 02	Baltic	307	90.2% White (277)	90.2%(277)	0.7%(2)	3.9%(12)	0.0%(0)
186	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti	226	90.3% White (204)	90.3%(204)	0.4%(1)	6.6%(15)	0.4%(1)
187	Groton Area Elementary - 02	Groton	278	90.3% White (251)	90.3%(251)	0.0%(0)	2.9%(8)	1.8%(5)
188	Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02	Elk Point	334	90.4% White (302)	90.4%(302)	1.5%(5)	4.5%(15)	0.0%(0)
189	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids	315	90.5% White (285)	90.5%(285)	0.0%(0)	6.3%(20)	0.3%(1)
190	West Central Middle School - 04	Hartford	297	90.6% White (269)	90.6%(269)	1.0%(3)	2.7%(8)	0.0%(0)
191	Sioux Valley Elementary - 02	Volga	372	90.9% White (338)	90.9%(338)	0.0%(0)	4.8%(18)	0.3%(1)
192	Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Deadwood	243	91.0% White (221)	91.0%(221)	0.0%(0)	6.2%(15)	0.8%(2)
193	West Central High School - 01	Hartford	408	91.2% White (372)	91.2%(372)	2.0%(8)	2.9%(12)	0.3%(1)
194	Dell Rapids Elementary - 02	Dell Rapids	355	91.3% White (324)	91.3%(324)	0.0%(0)	4.2%(15)	0.0%(0)
195	West Central Hartford Elementary - 05	Hartford	368	91.6% White (337)	91.6%(337)	1.4%(5)	3.0%(11)	0.3%(1)
196	Parker Elementary - 02	Parker	238	91.6% White (218)	91.6%(218)	0.0%(0)	5.9%(14)	0.4%(1)
197	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point	212	92.0% White (195)	92.0%(195)	0.0%(0)	4.3%(9)	0.5%(1)
198	Todd County Elementary - 16	Mission	511	92.0% Native American (470)	0.6%(3)	0.0%(0)	3.1%(16)	1.0%(5)
199	McCook Central Elementary - 02	Salem	225	92.0% White (207)	92.0%(207)	0.0%(0)	3.6%(8)	0.0%(0)
200	Lennox High School - 01	Lennox	357	92.2% White (329)	92.2%(329)	0.6%(2)	1.7%(6)	0.3%(1)

Page 4 of 5 · 226 ranked. Schools with 200+ students. Lower "max group" means a more balanced student body across racial categories.

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