South Dakota public school districts ranked by the number of public schools in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.
| # | County | State | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | SD | 70 |
| 2 | Pennington County | SD | 38 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | SD | 25 |
| 4 | Brown County | SD | 22 |
| 5 | Brookings County | SD | 20 |
| 6 | Spink County | SD | 19 |
| 7 | Hutchinson County | SD | 18 |
| 8 | Codington County | SD | 17 |
| 9 | Beadle County | SD | 16 |
| 10 | Kingsbury County | SD | 15 |
| 11 | Meade County | SD | 15 |
| 12 | Turner County | SD | 15 |
| 13 | Bon Homme County | SD | 14 |
| 14 | Charles Mix County | SD | 14 |
| 15 | Lake County | SD | 14 |
| 16 | Union County | SD | 14 |
| 17 | Davison County | SD | 13 |
| 18 | Roberts County | SD | 13 |
| 19 | Lawrence County | SD | 12 |
| 20 | McCook County | SD | 12 |
| 21 | Todd County | SD | 12 |
| 22 | Oglala Lakota County | SD | 11 |
| 23 | Hamlin County | SD | 10 |
| 24 | Yankton County | SD | 10 |
| 25 | Brule County | SD | 9 |
| 26 | Dewey County | SD | 9 |
| 27 | Butte County | SD | 8 |
| 28 | Moody County | SD | 8 |
| 29 | Grant County | SD | 7 |
| 30 | Hughes County | SD | 7 |
| 31 | Clay County | SD | 6 |