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The most racially diverse public schools in Codington County, South Dakota

7 public schools in Codington County, South Dakota appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Mellette Elementary - 07 leads the list at 71.9%, against a median of 79.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Codington County, South Dakota

Best Largest group

71.9%

Median Largest group

79.5%

MOST DIVERSE · CODINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Mellette Elementary - 07	Watertown, SD	267	71.9% White (192)	71.9%(192)	1.1%(3)	7.5%(20)	0.0%(0)
2	Lincoln Elementary - 05	Watertown, SD	361	75.3% White (272)	75.3%(272)	0.3%(1)	13.8%(50)	1.4%(5)
3	McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06	Watertown, SD	296	77.4% White (229)	77.4%(229)	0.7%(2)	10.8%(32)	1.7%(5)
4	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown, SD	532	79.5% White (423)	79.5%(423)	0.2%(1)	8.7%(46)	0.8%(4)
5	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown, SD	1,222	81.6% White (997)	81.6%(997)	0.4%(5)	8.1%(99)	0.7%(8)
6	Watertown Middle School - 02	Watertown, SD	575	82.3% White (473)	82.3%(473)	0.3%(2)	7.1%(41)	0.3%(2)
7	Jefferson Elementary - 09	Watertown, SD	333	83.5% White (278)	83.5%(278)	0.3%(1)	4.2%(14)	0.6%(2)

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