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South Dakota: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

22 counties

South Dakota public school districts ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Beadle CountySD163,54434.9%
2Charles Mix CountySD141,96639.5%
3Pennington CountySD3816,18640.1%
4Butte CountySD81,50444.1%
5Hutchinson CountySD181,37645.3%
6Brule CountySD91,24946.6%
7Yankton CountySD103,32146.8%
8Brookings CountySD204,92148.3%
9Turner CountySD151,45948.9%
10Meade CountySD153,39549.0%
11Minnehaha CountySD7034,91949.5%
12Brown CountySD225,35449.6%
13McCook CountySD121,17250.1%
14Union CountySD143,03750.3%
15Lawrence CountySD123,18352.0%
16Davison CountySD133,13752.8%
17Bon Homme CountySD141,07153.2%
18Kingsbury CountySD151,06153.2%
19Hamlin CountySD101,53353.8%
20Lincoln CountySD2510,53055.2%
21Hughes CountySD72,91955.8%
22Grant CountySD71,07260.2%

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