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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.

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. 97.9%
  2. 87.3%
  3. 85.7%
  4. 82.5%
  5. 81.3%
Lowest 5 schools
  1. 7.1%
  2. 7.1%
  3. 7.4%
  4. 9.4%
  5. 11.0%

See all 362 schools ranked by score →

NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Premier Learning Academy Middle School - 93LangfordMarshall CountyCombined··
Rapid City High School - 45Rapid CityPennington CountyElementary··
Rutland Elementary - 02RutlandLake CountyCombined··
Rutland High School - 01RutlandLake CountyCombined··
Rutland Jr. High - 03RutlandLake CountyCombined··
Spring Lake Colony Elementary - 04ArlingtonKingsbury CountyCombined··
Spring Lake Colony High School - 05ArlingtonKingsbury CountyCombined··
Tabor Elementary - 05TaborBon Homme CountyCombined··
Trailhead Learning CenterYanktonYankton CountyElementary··
Wood Elementary - 05WoodMellette CountyCombined··

South Dakota school rankings

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