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

Across South Dakota, 44 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Crow Creek Reservation High School leads the list at 96.4:1, against a median of 16.3:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
44
South Dakota
Top Students/teacher
96.4:1
Median Students/teacher
16.3:1
HIGHEST RATIO · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Crow Creek Reservation High SchoolStephan, SDCrow Creek Reservation High SchoolHigh24196.4:1
2Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2High1,38120.5:1
3Tea Area High School - 03Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5High71719.6:1
4Stevens High School - 42Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4High1,77119.5:1
5Huron High School - 01Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2High85218.9:1
6Yankton High School - 01Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-3High92318.0:1
7T F Riggs High School - 01Pierre, SDPierre School District 32-2High85517.8:1
8Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis, SDMeade School District 46-1High84517.6:1
9Lennox High School - 01Lennox, SDLennox School District 41-4High35717.3:1
10Central High School - 01Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1High1,38417.2:1
11Douglas High School - 03Box Elder, SDDouglas School District 51-1High73917.1:1
12Mitchell High School - 01Mitchell, SDMitchell School District 17-2High87917.1:1
13Central High School - 41Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4High1,99817.0:1
14West Central High School - 01Hartford, SDWest Central School District 49-7High40817.0:1
15Spearfish High School - 01Spearfish, SDSpearfish School District 40-2High78716.9:1
16Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,78516.9:1
17Watertown High School - 01Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4High1,22216.8:1
18Brookings High School - 01Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-1High97916.7:1
19Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,95416.5:1
20Sioux Valley High School - 01Volga, SDSioux Valley School District 05-5High21416.5:1
21Dakota Valley High School - 01North Sioux City, SDDakota Valley School District 61-8High43116.4:1
22Dell Rapids High School - 01Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3High31516.4:1
23Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,88816.2:1
24Tri-Valley High School - 01Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6High29715.2:1
25Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,81915.2:1
26Winner High School - 01Winner, SDWinner School District 59-2High20315.2:1
27Vermillion High School - 01Vermillion, SDVermillion School District 13-1High41315.0:1
28Canton High School - 01Canton, SDCanton School District 41-1High28314.9:1
29Sisseton High School - 01Sisseton, SDSisseton School District 54-2High30414.9:1
30Madison High School - 01Madison, SDMadison Central School District 39-2High38414.8:1
31Beresford High School - 01Beresford, SDBeresford School District 61-2High22214.8:1
32Belle Fourche High School - 01Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-1High38914.6:1
33Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2High1,80614.3:1
34Custer High School - 01Custer, SDCuster School District 16-1High27213.7:1
35Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01Elk Point, SDElk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7High21213.7:1
36Todd County High School - 01Mission, SDTodd County School District 66-1High44713.1:1
37Flandreau High School - 01Flandreau, SDFlandreau School District 50-3High20112.6:1
38Hamlin High School - 01Hayti, SDHamlin School District 28-3High22612.2:1
39Milbank High School - 01Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-4High33312.2:1
40Hot Springs High School - 01Hot Springs, SDHot Springs School District 23-2High21511.7:1
41Wagner High School - 01Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4High20111.7:1
42Lakota Tech High School - 10Batesland, SDOglala Lakota County School District 65-1High41411.2:1
43Lead-Deadwood High School - 01Lead, SDLead-Deadwood School District 40-1High21110.7:1
44Chamberlain High School - 01Chamberlain, SDChamberlain School District 07-1High24310.6:1
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