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The most racially diverse public high schools in South Dakota

Across South Dakota, 44 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Flandreau High School - 01 leads the list at 41.8%, against a median of 81.8% 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 Largest group

41.8%

Median Largest group

81.8%

MOST DIVERSE · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Flandreau High School - 01	Flandreau, SD	201	41.8% White (84)	41.8%(84)	0.0%(0)	22.9%(46)	2.5%(5)
2	Huron High School - 01	Huron, SD	852	42.6% White (363)	42.6%(363)	0.7%(6)	32.9%(280)	19.4%(165)
3	Washington High School - 01	Sioux Falls, SD	1,819	46.8% White (852)	46.8%(852)	20.6%(374)	16.4%(298)	5.0%(91)
4	Central High School - 41	Rapid City, SD	1,998	48.1% White (962)	48.1%(962)	1.6%(32)	12.0%(239)	1.3%(26)
5	Wagner High School - 01	Wagner, SD	201	49.8% Native American (100)	31.3%(63)	0.0%(0)	2.5%(5)	0.0%(0)
6	Sisseton High School - 01	Sisseton, SD	304	50.3% Native American (153)	31.9%(97)	0.0%(0)	6.9%(21)	0.7%(2)
7	Jefferson High School - 67	Sioux Falls, SD	1,888	55.0% White (1,038)	55.0%(1,038)	10.9%(205)	22.5%(425)	1.3%(25)
8	Chamberlain High School - 01	Chamberlain, SD	243	56.4% White (137)	56.4%(137)	0.4%(1)	3.3%(8)	0.0%(0)
9	Roosevelt High School - 03	Sioux Falls, SD	1,785	62.5% White (1,115)	62.5%(1,115)	11.1%(198)	13.2%(236)	1.3%(23)
10	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls, SD	1,954	65.8% White (1,285)	65.8%(1,285)	8.1%(158)	13.4%(262)	1.8%(36)
11	Winner High School - 01	Winner, SD	203	66.0% White (134)	66.0%(134)	2.5%(5)	1.5%(3)	0.5%(1)
12	Douglas High School - 03	Box Elder, SD	739	68.9% White (509)	68.9%(509)	1.5%(11)	10.7%(79)	0.4%(3)
13	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre, SD	855	69.4% White (593)	69.4%(593)	0.2%(2)	5.7%(49)	1.5%(13)
14	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs, SD	215	72.1% White (155)	72.1%(155)	0.5%(1)	6.5%(14)	1.9%(4)
15	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen, SD	1,384	73.8% White (1,022)	73.8%(1,022)	2.2%(31)	8.7%(121)	2.8%(38)
16	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion, SD	413	75.1% White (310)	75.1%(310)	2.2%(9)	5.3%(22)	0.7%(3)
17	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City, SD	1,771	78.2% White (1,385)	78.2%(1,385)	0.7%(13)	7.6%(134)	1.2%(22)
18	Mitchell High School - 01	Mitchell, SD	879	79.4% White (698)	79.4%(698)	1.0%(9)	9.2%(81)	1.1%(10)
19	Dakota Valley High School - 01	North Sioux City, SD	431	79.8% White (344)	79.8%(344)	2.3%(10)	8.3%(36)	1.6%(7)
20	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings, SD	979	80.3% White (786)	80.3%(786)	2.5%(25)	7.6%(74)	3.2%(31)
21	Yankton High School - 01	Yankton, SD	923	81.6% White (753)	81.6%(753)	1.2%(11)	9.2%(85)	0.4%(4)
22	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown, SD	1,222	81.6% White (997)	81.6%(997)	0.4%(5)	8.1%(99)	0.7%(8)
23	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank, SD	333	82.0% White (273)	82.0%(273)	1.5%(5)	11.4%(38)	0.3%(1)
24	Harrisburg High School - 01	Harrisburg, SD	1,806	83.7% White (1,511)	83.7%(1,511)	4.1%(74)	4.5%(81)	1.5%(27)
25	Madison High School - 01	Madison, SD	384	83.8% White (322)	83.8%(322)	0.5%(2)	10.7%(41)	0.8%(3)
26	Custer High School - 01	Custer, SD	272	84.6% White (230)	84.6%(230)	0.4%(1)	7.3%(20)	0.0%(0)
27	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Brandon, SD	1,381	85.3% White (1,178)	85.3%(1,178)	4.0%(55)	4.2%(58)	2.0%(28)
28	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead, SD	211	85.3% White (180)	85.3%(180)	0.9%(2)	5.7%(12)	0.9%(2)
29	Tea Area High School - 03	Tea, SD	717	85.5% White (613)	85.5%(613)	3.5%(25)	5.0%(36)	1.1%(8)
30	Spearfish High School - 01	Spearfish, SD	787	85.8% White (675)	85.8%(675)	1.1%(9)	4.6%(36)	1.4%(11)
31	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Belle Fourche, SD	389	86.4% White (336)	86.4%(336)	0.0%(0)	8.7%(34)	0.3%(1)
32	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Colton, SD	297	88.5% White (263)	88.5%(263)	4.4%(13)	5.0%(15)	0.0%(0)
33	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis, SD	845	88.6% White (749)	88.6%(749)	0.4%(3)	4.0%(34)	0.4%(3)
34	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford, SD	222	89.6% White (199)	89.6%(199)	0.9%(2)	7.7%(17)	0.0%(0)
35	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Volga, SD	214	89.7% White (192)	89.7%(192)	0.9%(2)	5.1%(11)	0.0%(0)
36	Canton High School - 01	Canton, SD	283	90.1% White (255)	90.1%(255)	1.4%(4)	3.2%(9)	0.7%(2)
37	Hamlin High School - 01	Hayti, SD	226	90.3% White (204)	90.3%(204)	0.4%(1)	6.6%(15)	0.4%(1)
38	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Dell Rapids, SD	315	90.5% White (285)	90.5%(285)	0.0%(0)	6.3%(20)	0.3%(1)
39	West Central High School - 01	Hartford, SD	408	91.2% White (372)	91.2%(372)	2.0%(8)	2.9%(12)	0.3%(1)
40	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Elk Point, SD	212	92.0% White (195)	92.0%(195)	0.0%(0)	4.3%(9)	0.5%(1)
41	Lennox High School - 01	Lennox, SD	357	92.2% White (329)	92.2%(329)	0.6%(2)	1.7%(6)	0.3%(1)
42	Todd County High School - 01	Mission, SD	447	94.6% Native American (423)	1.1%(5)	0.0%(0)	1.6%(7)	1.6%(7)
43	Lakota Tech High School - 10	Batesland, SD	414	95.4% Native American (395)	0.2%(1)	0.0%(0)	2.4%(10)	0.5%(2)
44	Crow Creek Reservation High School	Stephan, SD	241	100.0% Native American (241)	0.0%(0)	0.0%(0)	0.0%(0)	0.0%(0)

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