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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
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
151Belle Fourche Middle School - 07Belle Fourche41428.8%83.8%(347)0.0%(0)7.0%(29)0.0%(0)
152Stagebarn Middle School - 10Summerset43228.7%84.0%(363)0.5%(2)5.6%(24)0.9%(4)
153Madison High School - 01Madison38428.4%83.8%(322)0.5%(2)10.7%(41)0.8%(3)
154Custer Elementary - 02Custer26928.3%84.0%(226)0.0%(0)8.9%(24)0.0%(0)
155Custer High School - 01Custer27227.6%84.6%(230)0.4%(1)7.3%(20)0.0%(0)
156Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05Piedmont51427.5%84.6%(435)0.0%(0)5.6%(29)0.8%(4)
157Gregory Elementary - 02Gregory23727.5%84.4%(200)0.0%(0)0.4%(1)0.8%(2)
158Clark Elementary - 02Clark21226.8%84.9%(180)0.5%(1)9.9%(21)0.0%(0)
159Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon1,38126.8%85.3%(1,178)4.0%(55)4.2%(58)2.0%(28)
160Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01Tea53826.7%85.1%(458)0.7%(4)6.3%(34)0.7%(4)
161Lead-Deadwood High School - 01Lead21126.6%85.3%(180)0.9%(2)5.7%(12)0.9%(2)
162Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02Sturgis49026.6%85.3%(418)0.4%(2)5.5%(27)0.8%(4)
163Tea Area High School - 03Tea71726.4%85.5%(613)3.5%(25)5.0%(36)1.1%(8)
164Spearfish High School - 01Spearfish78725.9%85.8%(675)1.1%(9)4.6%(36)1.4%(11)
165Fred Assam Elementary - 06Sioux Falls53125.8%85.7%(455)1.1%(6)5.1%(27)0.9%(5)
166Harrisburg South Middle School - 03Harrisburg51925.2%86.1%(447)1.5%(8)5.4%(28)0.8%(4)
167Creekside Elementary - 07Spearfish55324.6%86.4%(478)0.4%(2)4.3%(24)0.9%(5)
168Belle Fourche High School - 01Belle Fourche38924.5%86.4%(336)0.0%(0)8.7%(34)0.3%(1)
169Sturgis Elementary - 03Sturgis53124.3%86.6%(460)0.6%(3)4.1%(22)0.0%(0)
170Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Brandon54224.3%86.7%(470)1.3%(7)3.1%(17)1.1%(6)
171Spearfish Middle School - 05Spearfish54523.3%87.3%(476)0.6%(3)4.8%(26)1.3%(7)
172West Elementary - 03Spearfish32222.3%87.9%(283)0.0%(0)3.7%(12)0.3%(1)
173Adventure Elementary - 10Sioux Falls44022.3%88.0%(387)0.9%(4)3.6%(16)2.7%(12)
174Redfield Elementary - 03Redfield27121.7%88.2%(239)1.9%(5)4.4%(12)0.0%(0)
175Lennox Elementary - 02Lennox36221.4%88.4%(320)0.0%(0)4.1%(15)0.3%(1)
176Tri-Valley High School - 01Colton29721.1%88.5%(263)4.4%(13)5.0%(15)0.0%(0)
177Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis84521.0%88.6%(749)0.4%(3)4.0%(34)0.4%(3)
178Parkston Elementary - 02Parkston27220.5%89.0%(242)1.5%(4)2.2%(6)0.7%(2)
179Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02Platte23020.2%89.1%(205)0.4%(1)3.0%(7)0.9%(2)
180Webster Area Elementary - 03Webster27419.7%89.4%(245)0.0%(0)3.6%(10)0.0%(0)
181Sioux Valley High School - 01Volga21419.1%89.7%(192)0.9%(2)5.1%(11)0.0%(0)
182Beresford High School - 01Beresford22219.0%89.6%(199)0.9%(2)7.7%(17)0.0%(0)
183Garretson Elementary - 02Garretson24618.9%89.8%(221)0.0%(0)3.3%(8)0.0%(0)
184Canton High School - 01Canton28318.6%90.1%(255)1.4%(4)3.2%(9)0.7%(2)
185Baltic Elementary - 02Baltic30718.3%90.2%(277)0.7%(2)3.9%(12)0.0%(0)
186Groton Area Elementary - 02Groton27818.2%90.3%(251)0.0%(0)2.9%(8)1.8%(5)
187Hamlin High School - 01Hayti22618.0%90.3%(204)0.4%(1)6.6%(15)0.4%(1)
188Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02Elk Point33417.9%90.4%(302)1.5%(5)4.5%(15)0.0%(0)
189West Central Middle School - 04Hartford29717.7%90.6%(269)1.0%(3)2.7%(8)0.0%(0)
190Dell Rapids High School - 01Dell Rapids31517.7%90.5%(285)0.0%(0)6.3%(20)0.3%(1)
191Sioux Valley Elementary - 02Volga37217.1%90.9%(338)0.0%(0)4.8%(18)0.3%(1)
192Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03Deadwood24316.9%91.0%(221)0.0%(0)6.2%(15)0.8%(2)
193West Central High School - 01Hartford40816.7%91.2%(372)2.0%(8)2.9%(12)0.3%(1)
194Dell Rapids Elementary - 02Dell Rapids35516.4%91.3%(324)0.0%(0)4.2%(15)0.0%(0)
195West Central Hartford Elementary - 05Hartford36816.0%91.6%(337)1.4%(5)3.0%(11)0.3%(1)
196Parker Elementary - 02Parker23815.7%91.6%(218)0.0%(0)5.9%(14)0.4%(1)
197Todd County Elementary - 16Mission51115.2%0.6%(3)0.0%(0)3.1%(16)1.0%(5)
198Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01Elk Point21215.1%92.0%(195)0.0%(0)4.3%(9)0.5%(1)
199McCook Central Elementary - 02Salem22515.0%92.0%(207)0.0%(0)3.6%(8)0.0%(0)
200Lennox High School - 01Lennox35714.9%92.2%(329)0.6%(2)1.7%(6)0.3%(1)
Page 4 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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