760 schools in South Dakota

65 counties · 222 cities · Public K-12

Public K-12 schools in South Dakota total 760 across 65 counties. Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is the largest district by enrollment, at roughly 25,060 students.

Residents

907,428

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Students

148,102

public K-12 · NCES

Schools

760

public K-12

Counties

222 cities

Largest by enrollment

Central High School - 41Rapid City1,998 students Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls1,954 students Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls1,888 students

Excludes virtual / online schools.

Largest district

Sioux Falls School District 49-525,060 students · 44 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 50.4% met or exceeded.

Top 5 schools

1.Challenge Center - 51
Sioux Falls
97.9%
2.Warner Elementary - 02
Warner
87.3%
3.Fred Assam Elementary - 06
Sioux Falls
85.7%
4.Faulkton Elementary - 02
Faulkton
82.5%
5.Herreid Middle School - 03
Herreid
81.3%

Lowest 5 schools

1.Eagle Butte Primary - 02
Eagle Butte
7.1%
2.Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03
Eagle Butte
7.1%
3.He Dog Elementary - 05
Parmelee
7.4%
4.Rockyford School - 03
Porcupine
9.4%
5.Todd County Middle School - 10
Mission
11.0%

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Aberdeen12 schools Academy1 schools Agency Village1 schools Alcester4 schools Alexandria5 schools Allen1 schools Arlington8 schools Armour3 schools Artesian1 schools Avon4 schools Baltic3 schools Batesland2 schools Belle Fourche5 schools Beresford3 schools Big Stone City2 schools Bison3 schools Black Hawk1 schools Blunt1 schools Bonesteel1 schools Bowdle4 schools Box Elder5 schools Brandon9 schools Bridgewater1 schools Britton6 schools Brookings9 schools Buffalo3 schools Bullhead1 schools Burke4 schools Camp Crook1 schools Canistota3 schools Canton3 schools Carpenter2 schools Castlewood4 schools Centerville3 schools Chamberlain3 schools Chester5 schools Claremont1 schools Clark4 schools Clear Lake3 schools Colman3 schools Colome3 schools Colton3 schools Corsica2 schools Crooks1 schools Custer4 schools De Smet3 schools Deadwood1 schools Dell Rapids3 schools Delmont2 schools Dewey2 schools Doland5 schools Dupree3 schools Eagle Butte7 schools East Todd Township1 schools Edgemont2 schools Elk Point3 schools Elkton4 schools Emery2 schools Estelline3 schools Ethan5 schools Eureka3 schools Faith4 schools Faulkton7 schools Flandreau5 schools Florence3 schools Forestburg3 schools Fort Pierre3 schools Frankfort3 schools Frederick3 schools Freeman3 schools Garden City1 schools Garretson3 schools Gayville3 schools Gettysburg3 schools Gregory3 schools Groton3 schools Harrisburg4 schools Hartford3 schools Hayes1 schools Hayti3 schools Henry3 schools Hereford1 schools Hermosa3 schools Herreid3 schools Highmore3 schools Hill City3 schools Hitchcock1 schools Hosmer1 schools Hot Springs3 schools Hoven3 schools Howard3 schools Howes1 schools Humboldt1 schools Hurley1 schools Huron11 schools Interior1 schools Ipswich5 schools Irene2 schools Iroquois5 schools Kadoka3 schools Kennebec1 schools Kimball5 schools Kyle1 schools Lake Andes4 schools Lake Preston3 schools Langford6 schools Laplant1 schools Lead2 schools Lemmon3 schools Lennox4 schools Leola6 schools Little Eagle1 schools Long Valley1 schools Lower Brule1 schools Ludlow1 schools Madison4 schools Manderson1 schools Marion3 schools Martin3 schools Marty1 schools Mcintosh3 schools Mclaughlin3 schools Mellette5 schools Menno3 schools Midland1 schools Milbank4 schools Milesville1 schools Miller5 schools Mission6 schools Mitchell10 schools Mobridge4 schools Montrose4 schools Mount Vernon3 schools Murdo3 schools Nemo1 schools New Underwood3 schools Newell3 schools Norris1 schools North Sioux City4 schools O'Kreek1 schools Oelrichs3 schools Oglala1 schools Olivet2 schools Onida3 schools Opal1 schools Parker3 schools Parkston5 schools Parmelee1 schools Philip3 schools Piedmont1 schools Pierre6 schools Pine Ridge3 schools Plankinton7 schools Platte4 schools Porcupine2 schools Presho2 schools Pure Water Township1 schools Quinn1 schools Ramona3 schools Rapid City26 schools Raymond1 schools Redfield6 schools Renner1 schools Roscoe3 schools Rosebud1 schools Rosholt4 schools Rutland8 schools Salem4 schools Scotland5 schools Selby3 schools Sioux Falls64 schools Sisseton3 schools Spearfish9 schools Springfield1 schools St Francis1 schools St. Francis1 schools Stephan2 schools Stickney1 schools Stratford1 schools Sturgis4 schools Summerset1 schools Summit3 schools Tabor2 schools Tea5 schools Timber Lake3 schools Toronto1 schools Tripp3 schools Tulare2 schools Tyndall4 schools Union Center2 schools Utica1 schools Valley Springs1 schools Vermillion5 schools Viborg3 schools Volga3 schools Wagner4 schools Wakonda1 schools Wakpala3 schools Wall3 schools Wanblee1 schools Warner3 schools Wasta1 schools Watertown9 schools Waubay4 schools Waverly3 schools Webster3 schools Wessington Springs7 schools Westport1 schools Wetonka1 schools White5 schools White Lake3 schools White River3 schools Whitewood1 schools Willow Lake4 schools Wilmot3 schools Winfred2 schools Winner3 schools Wolsey3 schools Wood1 schools Woonsocket2 schools Worthing1 schools Yankton7 schools

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