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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in South Dakota

This ranking covers the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in South Dakota, drawn from 81 qualifying public high schools. Miller High School - 01 leads the list at 11.3%, against a median of 25.5% 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

South Dakota

Best % FRL

11.3%

Median % FRL

25.5%

LOWEST POVERTY · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Miller High School - 01	Miller, SD	Miller School District 29-4	High	141	11.3%
2	Deubrook High School - 01	White, SD	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	High	105	11.4%
3	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Volga, SD	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	High	214	11.7%
4	Groton Area High School - 01	Groton, SD	Groton Area School District 06-6	High	168	11.9%
5	Baltic High School - 01	Baltic, SD	Baltic School District 49-1	High	151	11.9%
6	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	1,771	12.0%
7	West Central High School - 01	Hartford, SD	West Central School District 49-7	High	408	12.3%
8	Platte - Geddes High School - 01	Platte, SD	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	High	132	12.9%
9	Hanson High School - 01	Alexandria, SD	Hanson School District 30-1	High	122	13.1%
10	Dakota Valley High School - 01	North Sioux City, SD	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	High	431	13.2%
11	Chester High School - 01	Chester, SD	Chester Area School District 39-1	High	107	14.0%
12	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	High	1,381	14.3%
13	Castlewood High School - 01	Castlewood, SD	Castlewood School District 28-1	High	112	14.3%
14	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	High	297	14.5%
15	Garretson High School - 01	Garretson, SD	Garretson School District 49-4	High	142	14.8%
16	Lennox High School - 01	Lennox, SD	Lennox School District 41-4	High	357	14.8%
17	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point, SD	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	High	212	15.1%
18	Deuel High School - 01	Clear Lake, SD	Deuel School District 19-4	High	176	15.3%
19	Ipswich High School - 01	Ipswich, SD	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	High	103	15.5%
20	Parker High School - 01	Parker, SD	Parker School District 60-4	High	141	15.6%
21	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	High	1,806	16.0%
22	Spearfish High School - 01	Spearfish, SD	Spearfish School District 40-2	High	787	16.1%
23	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	High	717	16.3%
24	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids, SD	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	High	315	16.5%
25	Britton-Hecla High School - 01	Britton, SD	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	High	127	16.5%
26	McCook Central High School - 01	Salem, SD	McCook Central School District 43-7	High	118	16.9%
27	Philip High School - 01	Philip, SD	Haakon School District 27-1	High	109	17.4%
28	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings, SD	Brookings School District 05-1	High	979	17.6%
29	Colman-Egan High School - 01	Colman, SD	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	High	100	18.0%
30	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford, SD	Beresford School District 61-2	High	222	18.5%
31	Redfield High School - 01	Redfield, SD	Redfield School District 56-4	High	153	19.0%
32	Hill City High School - 01	Hill City, SD	Hill City School District 51-2	High	158	19.0%
33	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead, SD	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	High	211	19.4%
34	Webster Area High School - 01	Webster, SD	Webster Area School District 18-5	High	164	19.5%
35	Madison High School - 01	Madison, SD	Madison Central School District 39-2	High	384	20.1%
36	Canton High School - 01	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	High	283	20.5%
37	Bon Homme High School - 01	Tyndall, SD	Bon Homme School District 04-2	High	136	21.3%
38	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre, SD	Pierre School District 32-2	High	855	22.8%
39	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs, SD	Hot Springs School District 23-2	High	215	23.3%
40	Parkston High School - 01	Parkston, SD	Parkston School District 33-3	High	112	24.1%
41	Florence High School - 01	Florence, SD	Florence School District 14-1	High	102	25.5%
42	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti, SD	Hamlin School District 28-3	High	226	25.7%
43	Stanley County High School - 01	Fort Pierre, SD	Stanley County School District 57-1	High	142	26.1%
44	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion, SD	Vermillion School District 13-1	High	413	26.2%
45	Custer High School - 01	Custer, SD	Custer School District 16-1	High	272	27.2%
46	Clark High School - 01	Clark, SD	Clark School District 12-2	High	124	27.4%
47	Wall High School - 01	Wall, SD	Wall School District 51-5	High	100	28.0%
48	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	High	923	28.2%
49	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis, SD	Meade School District 46-1	High	845	28.6%
50	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank, SD	Milbank School District 25-4	High	333	29.4%

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