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South Dakota: the most racially diverse school districts

22 districts

South Dakota public school districts ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random from the district belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 34.8%.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsDiversity index
1Huron School District 02-2SD103,07868.5%
2Sioux Falls School District 49-5SD4425,06064.5%
3Rapid City Area School District 51-4SD2612,61060.8%
4Douglas School District 51-1SD42,80853.9%
5Pierre School District 32-2SD52,74952.2%
6Aberdeen School District 06-1SD104,24149.0%
7Dakota Valley School District 61-8SD41,34141.3%
8Yankton School District 63-3SD63,02141.0%
9Mitchell School District 17-2SD92,62839.7%
10Brookings School District 05-1SD83,54639.1%
11Tea Area School District 41-5SD52,50934.9%
12Watertown School District 14-4SD93,75434.7%
13Harrisburg School District 41-2SD116,22234.1%
14Brandon Valley School District 49-2SD85,18232.2%
15Madison Central School District 39-2SD31,16931.5%
16Belle Fourche School District 09-1SD51,27427.2%
17Spearfish School District 40-2SD72,39825.8%
18Meade School District 46-1SD113,04724.4%
19West Central School District 49-7SD61,41818.9%
20Lennox School District 41-4SD51,19218.5%
21Todd County School District 66-1SD111,98011.9%
22Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1SD61,6968.5%

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