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The public K-12 schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in South Dakota

8 public K-12 schools in South Dakota appear in this ranking of the public K-12 schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Pine Ridge School leads the list at 51.9:1, against a median of 11.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
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South Dakota
Top Students/teacher
51.9:1
Median Students/teacher
11.3:1
HIGHEST RATIO · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Pine Ridge SchoolPine Ridge, SDPine Ridge SchoolCombined67451.9:1
2Lower Brule Day SchoolLower Brule, SDLower Brule Day SchoolCombined33719.8:1
3Little Wound SchoolKyle, SDLittle Wound SchoolCombined75512.1:1
4Crazy Horse SchoolWanblee, SDCrazy Horse SchoolCombined27012.0:1
5Cheyenne-Eagle Butte SchoolEagle Butte, SDCheyenne-Eagle Butte SchoolCombined82910.7:1
6St. Francis Indian SchoolSt. Francis, SDSt. Francis Indian SchoolCombined63010.4:1
7Tiospa Zina Tribal SchoolAgency Village, SDTiospa Zina Tribal SchoolCombined5469.6:1
8Marty Indian SchoolMarty, SDMarty Indian SchoolCombined2206.9:1
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