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The smallest public high schools in South Dakota

Across South Dakota, 163 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05 leads the list at 10, against a median of 99 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

163

South Dakota

Best Students

Median Students

SMALLEST · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05	Plankinton, SD	Plankinton School District 01-1	High	10
2	Leola Alternative School - 07	Leola, SD	Leola School District 44-2	High	11
3	Spring Lake Colony High School	Arlington, SD	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	High	12
4	Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15	Kimball, SD	Kimball School District 07-2	High	16
5	Structured Teaching - 12	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	High	16
6	Abbott House High School - 07	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	High	18
7	Doland High School - 01	Doland, SD	Doland School District 56-2	High	21
8	Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10	Spearfish, SD	Spearfish School District 40-2	High	21
9	Bowdle High School - 01	Bowdle, SD	Bowdle School District 22-1	High	23
10	Our Home ASAP - 12	Huron, SD	Huron School District 02-2	High	23
11	Lincoln Building - 44	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	High	23
12	Edgemont High School - 01	Edgemont, SD	Edgemont School District 23-1	High	26
13	Our Home	Parkston, SD	Parkston School District 33-3	High	27
14	Hoven High School - 01	Hoven, SD	Hoven School District 53-2	High	29
15	Sanborn Central High School - 01	Forestburg, SD	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	High	33
16	Tripp-Delmont High School - 01	Tripp, SD	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	High	33
17	White Lake High School - 01	White Lake, SD	White Lake School District 01-3	High	33
18	Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09	Belle Fourche, SD	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	High	35
19	Herreid High School - 01	Herreid, SD	Herreid School District 10-1	High	35
20	Colome High School - 01	Colome, SD	Colome School District 59-3	High	38
21	Leola High School - 01	Leola, SD	Leola School District 44-2	High	38
22	Wakpala High School - 01	Wakpala, SD	Smee School District 15-3	High	38
23	Lake Preston High School - 01	Lake Preston, SD	Lake Preston School District 38-3	High	41
24	McIntosh High School - 01	McIntosh, SD	McIntosh School District 15-1	High	42
25	Eureka High School - 01	Eureka, SD	Eureka School District 44-1	High	43
26	Edmunds Central High School - 01	Roscoe, SD	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	High	43
27	Oelrichs High School - 01	Oelrichs, SD	Oelrichs School District 23-3	High	44
28	Iroquois High School - 01	Iroquois, SD	Iroquois School District 02-3	High	45
29	Todd County Achievement High School - 17	Mission, SD	Todd County School District 66-1	High	46
30	Jones County High School - 01	Murdo, SD	Jones County School District 37-3	High	49
31	Summit High School - 01	Summit, SD	Summit School District 54-6	High	50
32	Bison High School - 01	Bison, SD	Bison School District 52-1	High	52
33	Henry High School - 01	Henry, SD	Henry School District 14-2	High	54
34	Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10	Nemo, SD	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	High	54
35	Selby High School - 01	Selby, SD	Selby Area School District 62-5	High	55
36	Armour High School - 01	Armour, SD	Armour School District 21-1	High	57
37	Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01	Tulare, SD	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	High	58
38	Newell High School - 01	Newell, SD	Newell School District 09-2	High	58
39	Frederick High School - 01	Frederick, SD	Frederick Area School District 06-2	High	59
40	Langford Area High School - 01	Langford, SD	Langford Area School District 45-5	High	59
41	Marion High School - 01	Marion, SD	Marion School District 60-3	High	62
42	Highmore High School - 01	Highmore, SD	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	High	62
43	Montrose High School - 01	Montrose, SD	Montrose School District 43-2	High	63
44	Wilmot High School - 01	Wilmot, SD	Wilmot School District 54-7	High	64
45	Scotland High School - 01	Scotland, SD	Scotland School District 04-3	High	64
46	Andes Central High School - 01	Lake Andes, SD	Andes Central School District 11-1	High	65
47	Waubay High School - 01	Waubay, SD	Waubay School District 18-3	High	65
48	Harding County High School - 01	Buffalo, SD	Harding County School District 31-1	High	66
49	Willow Lake High School - 01	Willow Lake, SD	Willow Lake School District 12-3	High	69
50	Sully Buttes High School - 07	Onida, SD	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	High	71

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