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Public Schools in South Dakota
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
723
Public Schools
151
Districts
140,592
Students
10,197
Teachers FTE
13.8:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$15,800
Per-Pupil Spend
0
Charter Schools
33%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in South Dakota
Showing top 60 of 151 districts · sorted by school count
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Sioux Falls
45 schools
25,060 students
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Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Rapid City
27 schools
12,313 students
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Todd County School District 66-1
Valentine
13 schools
1,980 students
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Meade School District 46-1
Whitewood
11 schools
3,047 students
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Huron School District 02-2
Huron
11 schools
3,078 students
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Harrisburg School District 41-2
Sioux Falls
11 schools
6,222 students
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Aberdeen School District 06-1
Aberdeen
10 schools
4,233 students
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Watertown School District 14-4
Watertown
9 schools
3,606 students
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Mitchell School District 17-2
Mitchell
9 schools
2,628 students
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Brookings School District 05-1
Brookings
9 schools
3,546 students
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East Dakota Educational Cooperative
Sioux Falls
8 schools
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Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Valley Springs
8 schools
5,115 students
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Spearfish School District 40-2
Spearfish
7 schools
2,398 students
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Parkston School District 33-3
Parkston
7 schools
561 students
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Plankinton School District 01-1
Plankinton
7 schools
291 students
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Doland School District 56-2
Raymond
7 schools
141 students
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Yankton School District 63-3
Yankton
7 schools
3,021 students
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Bon Homme School District 04-2
Tyndall
7 schools
582 students
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Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Wessington Springs
7 schools
461 students
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Ipswich Public School District 22-6
Leola
7 schools
462 students
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Leola School District 44-2
Wetonka
7 schools
205 students
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Chester Area School District 39-1
Winfred
7 schools
582 students
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Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
Faulkton
7 schools
404 students
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Tea Area School District 41-5
Tea
6 schools
2,509 students
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Custer School District 16-1
Hermosa
6 schools
887 students
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Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
Rutland
6 schools
288 students
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Redfield School District 56-4
Redfield
6 schools
523 students
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Hanson School District 30-1
Mitchell
6 schools
384 students
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Kadoka Area School District 35-2
Midland
6 schools
283 students
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Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton
6 schools
468 students
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Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte
6 schools
380 students
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Clark School District 12-2
Garden City
6 schools
497 students
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Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
Porcupine
6 schools
1,696 students
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Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Stratford
6 schools
387 students
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West Central School District 49-7
Sioux Falls
6 schools
1,418 students
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Willow Lake School District 12-3
Willow Lake
6 schools
344 students
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Harding County School District 31-1
Ludlow
5 schools
227 students
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Elkton School District 05-3
White
5 schools
429 students
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Belle Fourche School District 09-1
Belle Fourche
5 schools
1,239 students
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Freeman School District 33-1
Olivet
5 schools
435 students
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Menno School District 33-2
Utica
5 schools
260 students
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Pierre School District 32-2
Pierre
5 schools
2,749 students
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Miller School District 29-4
Miller
5 schools
483 students
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Douglas School District 51-1
Box Elder
5 schools
2,808 students
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Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
Tripp
5 schools
168 students
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Lennox School District 41-4
Worthing
5 schools
1,192 students
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Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
Platte
5 schools
522 students
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Vermillion School District 13-1
Vermillion
5 schools
1,381 students
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Deubrook Area School District 05-6
White
5 schools
429 students
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Kimball School District 07-2
Kimball
5 schools
347 students
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Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
Tulare
5 schools
236 students
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Andes Central School District 11-1
Lake Andes
4 schools
323 students
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Stanley County School District 57-1
Hayes
4 schools
432 students
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Wall School District 51-5
Wall
4 schools
273 students
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Milbank School District 25-4
Milbank
4 schools
973 students
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Howard School District 48-3
Winfred
4 schools
356 students
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McCook Central School District 43-7
Salem
4 schools
455 students
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Edmunds Central School District 22-5
Roscoe
4 schools
144 students
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Langford Area School District 45-5
Langford
4 schools
258 students
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Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
Nemo
4 schools
647 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$15,800
Per-Pupil Spend
44%
Instruct. %
$2,157M
Total Revenue
$2,221M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$443.2M
State
$662.6M
Local
$1,051.2M
Total Revenue: $2,157M
Expenditure
Instruction
$976M
Other
$1,246M
Total Expenditure: $2,221M
Per-Pupil: $15,800
44% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
723
School Districts
151
Total Enrollment
140,592
Total Teachers (FTE)
10,197
Avg S:T Ratio
13.8:1
Avg Free Lunch %
32.6%
Charter Schools
0 of 723
Elementary Schools
322
Middle Schools
172
High Schools
194
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$2,157M
Total Expenditure
$2,221M
Per-Pupil Spending
$15,800
Instruction %
44%
Federal Revenue
$443M
State Revenue
$663M
Local Revenue
$1,051M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23