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The largest public high schools in South Dakota

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in South Dakota, drawn from 174 qualifying public high schools. Central High School - 41 leads the list at 1,998, against a median of 95 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

174

South Dakota

Top Students

1,998

Median Students

LARGEST · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Central High School - 41	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	1,998
2	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,954
3	Jefferson High School - 67	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,888
4	Washington High School - 01	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,819
5	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	High	1,806
6	Roosevelt High School - 03	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	1,785
7	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	1,771
8	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	High	1,384
9	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	High	1,381
10	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	High	1,222
11	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings, SD	Brookings School District 05-1	High	979
12	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	High	923
13	Mitchell High School - 01	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	High	879
14	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre, SD	Pierre School District 32-2	High	855
15	Huron High School - 01	Huron, SD	Huron School District 02-2	High	852
16	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis, SD	Meade School District 46-1	High	845
17	Spearfish High School - 01	Spearfish, SD	Spearfish School District 40-2	High	787
18	Douglas High School - 03	Box Elder, SD	Douglas School District 51-1	High	739
19	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	High	717
20	Todd County High School - 01	Mission, SD	Todd County School District 66-1	High	447
21	Dakota Valley High School - 01	North Sioux City, SD	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	High	431
22	Lakota Tech High School - 10	Batesland, SD	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1	High	414
23	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion, SD	Vermillion School District 13-1	High	413
24	West Central High School - 01	Hartford, SD	West Central School District 49-7	High	408
25	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Belle Fourche, SD	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	High	389
26	Madison High School - 01	Madison, SD	Madison Central School District 39-2	High	384
27	Lennox High School - 01	Lennox, SD	Lennox School District 41-4	High	357
28	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank, SD	Milbank School District 25-4	High	333
29	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids, SD	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	High	315
30	Sisseton High School - 01	Sisseton, SD	Sisseton School District 54-2	High	304
31	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	High	297
32	Canton High School - 01	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	High	283
33	Custer High School - 01	Custer, SD	Custer School District 16-1	High	272
34	Chamberlain High School - 01	Chamberlain, SD	Chamberlain School District 07-1	High	243
35	Crow Creek Reservation High School	Stephan, SD	Crow Creek Reservation High School	High	241
36	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti, SD	Hamlin School District 28-3	High	226
37	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford, SD	Beresford School District 61-2	High	222
38	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs, SD	Hot Springs School District 23-2	High	215
39	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Volga, SD	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	High	214
40	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point, SD	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	High	212
41	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead, SD	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	High	211
42	Winner High School - 01	Winner, SD	Winner School District 59-2	High	203
43	Flandreau High School - 01	Flandreau, SD	Flandreau School District 50-3	High	201
44	Wagner High School - 01	Wagner, SD	Wagner Community School District 11-4	High	201
45	Mobridge High School - 01	Mobridge, SD	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	High	194
46	Deuel High School - 01	Clear Lake, SD	Deuel School District 19-4	High	176
47	Groton Area High School - 01	Groton, SD	Groton Area School District 06-6	High	168
48	Webster Area High School - 01	Webster, SD	Webster Area School District 18-5	High	164
49	Hill City High School - 01	Hill City, SD	Hill City School District 51-2	High	158
50	McLaughlin High School - 01	McLaughlin, SD	McLaughlin School District 15-2	High	155

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