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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Across Minnehaha County, South Dakota, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Whittier Middle School - 08 leads the list at 12.5:1, against a median of 15.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Best Students/teacher

12.5:1

Median Students/teacher

15.5:1

LOWEST RATIO · MINNEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Whittier Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	675	12.5:1
2	George McGovern Middle School -09	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	780	13.1:1
3	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	885	14.3:1
4	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Middle	296	14.9:1
5	West Central Middle School - 04	Hartford, SD	West Central School District 49-7	Middle	297	15.1:1
6	Edison Middle School - 06	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	937	15.5:1
7	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	925	15.8:1
8	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Dell Rapids, SD	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	Middle	295	16.1:1
9	Memorial Middle School - 04	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	1,133	16.7:1
10	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	759	17.4:1
11	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07	Brandon, SD	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Middle	829	17.6:1

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