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The public schools with the most Black students in South Dakota

Across South Dakota, 281 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Washington High School - 01 leads the list at 374, against a median of 3 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
281
South Dakota
Top Black students
374
Median Black students
3
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-51,81920.6%374
2Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-563245.4%287
3Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-51,88810.9%205
4Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-51,78511.1%198
5Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-567528.0%189
6Cleveland Elementary - 14Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-546535.9%167
7Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-51,9548.1%158
8Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-588514.2%126
9George McGovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-578016.0%125
10Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-593711.0%103
11Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-557417.4%100
12Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-568113.8%94
13Hawthorne Elementary - 56Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-544320.3%90
14Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-541221.6%89
15Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-547218.9%89
16RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-58469.2%78
17Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg, SDHarrisburg School District 41-21,8064.1%74
18Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-561812.0%74
19Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-572810.0%73
20Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-59257.9%73
21Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-51,1335.7%65
22Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-560810.5%64
23Laura Wilder Elementary - 31Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-544713.4%60
24Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-21,3814.0%55
25Lowell Elementary - 28Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-542612.9%55
26Discovery Elementary - 26Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-58735.8%51
27Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-28295.8%48
28John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-56616.8%45
29Horizon Elementary - 09Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-24589.6%44
30Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-27285.6%41
31Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Sioux Falls, SDTea Area School District 41-529213.4%39
32Inspiration Elementary - 08Sioux Falls, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-234511.0%38
33Brandon Valley Middle School - 02Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-27594.9%37
34Robert Frost Elementary - 18Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-54478.3%37
35Elementary Immersion Center - 43Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-510634.9%37
36Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04Crooks, SDTri-Valley School District 49-620517.6%36
37John Harris Elementary - 23Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-56665.3%35
38George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-17804.4%34
39Explorer Elementary - 04Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-23389.8%33
40Central High School - 41Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-41,9981.6%32
41Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-54447.2%32
42Central High School - 01Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-11,3842.2%31
43Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-529110.7%31
44Tea Area Middle School - 02Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-55835.0%29
45Harrisburg East Middle School - 11Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-24286.3%27
46Tea Area High School - 03Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-57173.5%25
47Brookings High School - 01Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-19792.5%25
48Patriot Elementary -06Box Elder, SDDouglas School District 51-19822.5%25
49Harrisburg North Middle School - 08Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-25344.7%25
50Renberg Elementary - 42Renner, SDSioux Falls School District 49-515514.8%23
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