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The public high schools with the highest share of male students in South Dakota

80 public high schools in South Dakota appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest share of male students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are male, from federal NCES data. McLaughlin High School - 01 leads the list at 58.1%, against a median of 51.6% across the ranked schools.

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South Dakota

Top % Male

58.1%

Median % Male

51.6%

MOST MALE · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Students	Male students	% Male
1	McLaughlin High School - 01	McLaughlin, SD	McLaughlin School District 15-2	155	90	58.1%
2	Clark High School - 01	Clark, SD	Clark School District 12-2	124	71	57.3%
3	Timber Lake High School - 01	Timber Lake, SD	Timber Lake School District 20-3	117	67	57.3%
4	White River High School - 01	White River, SD	White River School District 47-1	112	64	57.1%
5	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank, SD	Milbank School District 25-4	333	189	56.8%
6	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Belle Fourche, SD	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	389	219	56.3%
7	Winner High School - 01	Winner, SD	Winner School District 59-2	203	114	56.2%
8	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point, SD	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	212	119	56.1%
9	Parker High School - 01	Parker, SD	Parker School District 60-4	141	79	56.0%
10	Philip High School - 01	Philip, SD	Haakon School District 27-1	109	61	56.0%
11	Groton Area High School - 01	Groton, SD	Groton Area School District 06-6	168	94	56.0%
12	Flandreau High School - 01	Flandreau, SD	Flandreau School District 50-3	201	112	55.7%
13	Huron High School - 01	Huron, SD	Huron School District 02-2	852	474	55.6%
14	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs, SD	Hot Springs School District 23-2	215	119	55.4%
15	Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Emery, SD	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	100	55	55.0%
16	Custer High School - 01	Custer, SD	Custer School District 16-1	272	149	54.8%
17	Canton High School - 01	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	283	154	54.4%
18	Dupree High School - 01	Dupree, SD	Dupree School District 64-2	111	60	54.0%
19	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids, SD	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	315	170	54.0%
20	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion, SD	Vermillion School District 13-1	413	222	53.8%
21	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti, SD	Hamlin School District 28-3	226	121	53.5%
22	Stanley County High School - 01	Fort Pierre, SD	Stanley County School District 57-1	142	76	53.5%
23	McCook Central High School - 01	Salem, SD	McCook Central School District 43-7	118	63	53.4%
24	Deubrook High School - 01	White, SD	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	105	56	53.3%
25	Viborg-Hurley High School - 01	Viborg, SD	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	124	66	53.2%
26	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford, SD	Beresford School District 61-2	222	118	53.1%
27	Wall High School - 01	Wall, SD	Wall School District 51-5	100	53	53.0%
28	Gregory High School - 01	Gregory, SD	Gregory School District 26-4	117	62	53.0%
29	Britton-Hecla High School - 01	Britton, SD	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	127	67	52.8%
30	West Central High School - 01	Hartford, SD	West Central School District 49-7	408	215	52.7%
31	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	1,384	729	52.7%
32	Lakota Tech High School - 10	Batesland, SD	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	414	218	52.7%
33	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis, SD	Meade School District 46-1	845	444	52.5%
34	Hanson High School - 01	Alexandria, SD	Hanson School District 30-1	122	64	52.5%
35	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	297	155	52.2%
36	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	717	372	51.9%
37	Castlewood High School - 01	Castlewood, SD	Castlewood School District 28-1	112	58	51.8%
38	Baltic High School - 01	Baltic, SD	Baltic School District 49-1	151	78	51.7%
39	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	923	476	51.6%
40	Madison High School - 01	Madison, SD	Madison Central School District 39-2	384	198	51.6%
41	Central High School - 41	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	1,998	1,030	51.5%
42	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre, SD	Pierre School District 32-2	855	440	51.5%
43	Elkton High School - 01	Elkton, SD	Elkton School District 05-3	140	72	51.4%
44	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,954	1,005	51.4%
45	Garretson High School - 01	Garretson, SD	Garretson School District 49-4	142	73	51.4%
46	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	1,381	708	51.3%
47	Wagner High School - 01	Wagner, SD	Wagner Community School District 11-4	201	103	51.2%
48	Miller High School - 01	Miller, SD	Miller School District 29-4	141	72	51.1%
49	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	1,806	921	51.0%
50	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings, SD	Brookings School District 05-1	979	499	51.0%

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