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

Across South Dakota, 81 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are White, from federal NCES enrollment data. Ipswich High School - 01 leads the list at 98.1%, against a median of 84.6% 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
81
South Dakota
Top % White
98.1%
Median % White
84.6%
MOST WHITE · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% White
1Ipswich High School - 01Ipswich, SDIpswich Public School District 22-610398.1%(101)
2Florence High School - 01Florence, SDFlorence School District 14-110297.1%(99)
3Groton Area High School - 01Groton, SDGroton Area School District 06-616896.4%(162)
4Hanson High School - 01Alexandria, SDHanson School District 30-112295.9%(117)
5Chester High School - 01Chester, SDChester Area School District 39-110795.3%(102)
6Deuel High School - 01Clear Lake, SDDeuel School District 19-417694.3%(166)
7Deubrook High School - 01White, SDDeubrook Area School District 05-610593.3%(98)
8McCook Central High School - 01Salem, SDMcCook Central School District 43-711893.2%(110)
9Britton-Hecla High School - 01Britton, SDBritton-Hecla School District 45-412792.9%(118)
10Miller High School - 01Miller, SDMiller School District 29-414192.9%(131)
11Parker High School - 01Parker, SDParker School District 60-414192.2%(130)
12Lennox High School - 01Lennox, SDLennox School District 41-435792.2%(329)
13Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01Elk Point, SDElk Point-Jefferson School District 61-721292.0%(195)
14Bon Homme High School - 01Tyndall, SDBon Homme School District 04-213691.9%(125)
15Garretson High School - 01Garretson, SDGarretson School District 49-414291.5%(130)
16West Central High School - 01Hartford, SDWest Central School District 49-740891.2%(372)
17Castlewood High School - 01Castlewood, SDCastlewood School District 28-111291.1%(102)
18Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01Emery, SDBridgewater-Emery 30-310091.0%(91)
19Redfield High School - 01Redfield, SDRedfield School District 56-415390.8%(139)
20Dell Rapids High School - 01Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-331590.5%(285)
21Hamlin High School - 01Hayti, SDHamlin School District 28-322690.3%(204)
22Webster Area High School - 01Webster, SDWebster Area School District 18-516490.2%(148)
23Parkston High School - 01Parkston, SDParkston School District 33-311290.2%(101)
24Canton High School - 01Canton, SDCanton School District 41-128390.1%(255)
25Sioux Valley High School - 01Volga, SDSioux Valley School District 05-521489.7%(192)
26Beresford High School - 01Beresford, SDBeresford School District 61-222289.6%(199)
27Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis, SDMeade School District 46-184588.6%(749)
28Tri-Valley High School - 01Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-629788.5%(263)
29Philip High School - 01Philip, SDHaakon School District 27-110988.1%(96)
30Clark High School - 01Clark, SDClark School District 12-212487.9%(109)
31Baltic High School - 01Baltic, SDBaltic School District 49-115187.4%(132)
32Platte - Geddes High School - 01Platte, SDPlatte - Geddes School District 11-513287.1%(115)
33Belle Fourche High School - 01Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-138986.4%(336)
34Gregory High School - 01Gregory, SDGregory School District 26-411786.3%(101)
35Spearfish High School - 01Spearfish, SDSpearfish School District 40-278785.8%(675)
36Tea Area High School - 03Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-571785.5%(613)
37Lead-Deadwood High School - 01Lead, SDLead-Deadwood School District 40-121185.3%(180)
38Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-21,38185.3%(1,178)
39Colman-Egan High School - 01Colman, SDColman-Egan School District 50-510085.0%(85)
40Viborg-Hurley High School - 01Viborg, SDViborg-Hurley School District 60-612484.7%(105)
41Custer High School - 01Custer, SDCuster School District 16-127284.6%(230)
42Madison High School - 01Madison, SDMadison Central School District 39-238483.8%(322)
43Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg, SDHarrisburg School District 41-21,80683.7%(1,511)
44Milbank High School - 01Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-433382.0%(273)
45Watertown High School - 01Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-41,22281.6%(997)
46Yankton High School - 01Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-392381.6%(753)
47Brookings High School - 01Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-197980.3%(786)
48Freeman High School - 01Freeman, SDFreeman School District 33-111080.0%(88)
49Dakota Valley High School - 01North Sioux City, SDDakota Valley School District 61-843179.8%(344)
50Mitchell High School - 01Mitchell, SDMitchell School District 17-287979.4%(698)
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