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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in South Dakota

This ranking covers the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in South Dakota, drawn from 44 qualifying public high schools. Chamberlain High School - 01 leads the list at 10.6:1, against a median of 16.3:1 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
44
South Dakota
Best Students/teacher
10.6:1
Median Students/teacher
16.3:1
LOWEST RATIO · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Chamberlain High School - 01Chamberlain, SDChamberlain School District 07-1High24310.6:1
2Lead-Deadwood High School - 01Lead, SDLead-Deadwood School District 40-1High21110.7:1
3Lakota Tech High School - 10Batesland, SDOglala Lakota County School District 65-1High41411.2:1
4Wagner High School - 01Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4High20111.7:1
5Hot Springs High School - 01Hot Springs, SDHot Springs School District 23-2High21511.7:1
6Milbank High School - 01Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-4High33312.2:1
7Hamlin High School - 01Hayti, SDHamlin School District 28-3High22612.2:1
8Flandreau High School - 01Flandreau, SDFlandreau School District 50-3High20112.6:1
9Todd County High School - 01Mission, SDTodd County School District 66-1High44713.1:1
10Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01Elk Point, SDElk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7High21213.7:1
11Custer High School - 01Custer, SDCuster School District 16-1High27213.7:1
12Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2High1,80614.3:1
13Belle Fourche High School - 01Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-1High38914.6:1
14Beresford High School - 01Beresford, SDBeresford School District 61-2High22214.8:1
15Madison High School - 01Madison, SDMadison Central School District 39-2High38414.8:1
16Sisseton High School - 01Sisseton, SDSisseton School District 54-2High30414.9:1
17Canton High School - 01Canton, SDCanton School District 41-1High28314.9:1
18Vermillion High School - 01Vermillion, SDVermillion School District 13-1High41315.0:1
19Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,81915.2:1
20Winner High School - 01Winner, SDWinner School District 59-2High20315.2:1
21Tri-Valley High School - 01Colton, SDTri-Valley School District 49-6High29715.2:1
22Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,88816.2:1
23Dell Rapids High School - 01Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3High31516.4:1
24Dakota Valley High School - 01North Sioux City, SDDakota Valley School District 61-8High43116.4:1
25Sioux Valley High School - 01Volga, SDSioux Valley School District 05-5High21416.5:1
26Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,95416.5:1
27Brookings High School - 01Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-1High97916.7:1
28Watertown High School - 01Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4High1,22216.8:1
29Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5High1,78516.9:1
30Spearfish High School - 01Spearfish, SDSpearfish School District 40-2High78716.9:1
31West Central High School - 01Hartford, SDWest Central School District 49-7High40817.0:1
32Central High School - 41Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4High1,99817.0:1
33Mitchell High School - 01Mitchell, SDMitchell School District 17-2High87917.1:1
34Douglas High School - 03Box Elder, SDDouglas School District 51-1High73917.1:1
35Central High School - 01Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1High1,38417.2:1
36Lennox High School - 01Lennox, SDLennox School District 41-4High35717.3:1
37Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis, SDMeade School District 46-1High84517.6:1
38T F Riggs High School - 01Pierre, SDPierre School District 32-2High85517.8:1
39Yankton High School - 01Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-3High92318.0:1
40Huron High School - 01Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2High85218.9:1
41Stevens High School - 42Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4High1,77119.5:1
42Tea Area High School - 03Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5High71719.6:1
43Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2High1,38120.5:1
44Crow Creek Reservation High SchoolStephan, SDCrow Creek Reservation High SchoolHigh24196.4:1
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