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

42 public middle schools in South Dakota appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Tea Area Middle School - 02 leads the list at 19.1:1, against a median of 14.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
42
South Dakota
Top Students/teacher
19.1:1
Median Students/teacher
14.5:1
HIGHEST RATIO · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Tea Area Middle School - 02Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5Middle58319.1:1
2Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Middle82917.6:1
3Brandon Valley Middle School - 02Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Middle75917.4:1
4Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Pierre, SDPierre School District 32-2Middle67217.4:1
5Dakota Valley Middle School - 03North Sioux City, SDDakota Valley School District 61-8Middle34517.1:1
6Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle1,13316.7:1
7Yankton Middle School - 02Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-3Middle60816.5:1
8Southwest Middle School - 38Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle61416.3:1
9Huron Middle School - 02Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2Middle71616.2:1
10Dell Rapids Middle School - 03Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3Middle29516.1:1
11Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle92515.8:1
12East Middle School - 30Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle61315.8:1
13Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle93715.5:1
14West Middle School - 37Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle59115.4:1
15West Central Middle School - 04Hartford, SDWest Central School District 49-7Middle29715.1:1
16Simmons Middle School - 03Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Middle46415.0:1
17Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6Middle29614.9:1
18Spearfish Middle School - 05Spearfish, SDSpearfish School District 40-2Middle54514.9:1
19Watertown Middle School - 02Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4Middle57514.8:1
20Vermillion Middle School - 02Vermillion, SDVermillion School District 13-1Middle34314.8:1
21Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02Sturgis, SDMeade School District 46-1Middle49014.5:1
22Holgate Middle School - 02Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Middle49714.5:1
23Watertown Intermediate School - 13Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4Middle53214.4:1
24George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-1Middle78014.3:1
25Mitchell Middle School - 02Mitchell, SDMitchell School District 17-2Middle57814.3:1
26Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle88514.3:1
27Douglas Middle School - 01Box Elder, SDDouglas School District 51-1Middle63314.2:1
28Stagebarn Middle School - 10Summerset, SDMeade School District 46-1Middle43213.9:1
29South Middle School - 36Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle61813.7:1
30Belle Fourche Middle School - 07Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-1Middle41413.5:1
31Todd County Middle School - 10Mission, SDTodd County School District 66-1Middle35313.4:1
32George McGovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle78013.1:1
33Milbank Middle School - 02Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-4Middle22212.9:1
34Wagner Middle School - 03Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4Middle28312.8:1
35Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Middle67512.5:1
36Harrisburg North Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Middle53412.3:1
37Madison Middle School - 02Madison, SDMadison Central School District 39-2Middle27012.2:1
38Harrisburg East Middle School - 11Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Middle42812.2:1
39Harrisburg South Middle School - 03Harrisburg, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Middle51912.1:1
40North Middle School - 35Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Middle41812.0:1
41Chamberlain Jr. High - 02Chamberlain, SDChamberlain School District 07-1Middle20811.7:1
42Sisseton Middle School - 02Sisseton, SDSisseton School District 54-2Middle28111.4:1
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