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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
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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 View →
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
Rapid City
27 schools 12,313 students View →
Todd County School District 66-1
Valentine
13 schools 1,980 students View →
Meade School District 46-1
Whitewood
11 schools 3,047 students View →
Huron School District 02-2
Huron
11 schools 3,078 students View →
Harrisburg School District 41-2
Sioux Falls
11 schools 6,222 students View →
Aberdeen School District 06-1
Aberdeen
10 schools 4,233 students View →
Watertown School District 14-4
Watertown
9 schools 3,606 students View →
Mitchell School District 17-2
Mitchell
9 schools 2,628 students View →
Brookings School District 05-1
Brookings
9 schools 3,546 students View →
East Dakota Educational Cooperative
Sioux Falls
8 schools View →
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Valley Springs
8 schools 5,115 students View →
Spearfish School District 40-2
Spearfish
7 schools 2,398 students View →
Parkston School District 33-3
Parkston
7 schools 561 students View →
Plankinton School District 01-1
Plankinton
7 schools 291 students View →
Doland School District 56-2
Raymond
7 schools 141 students View →
Yankton School District 63-3
Yankton
7 schools 3,021 students View →
Bon Homme School District 04-2
Tyndall
7 schools 582 students View →
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Wessington Springs
7 schools 461 students View →
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
Leola
7 schools 462 students View →
Leola School District 44-2
Wetonka
7 schools 205 students View →
Chester Area School District 39-1
Winfred
7 schools 582 students View →
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
Faulkton
7 schools 404 students View →
Tea Area School District 41-5
Tea
6 schools 2,509 students View →
Custer School District 16-1
Hermosa
6 schools 887 students View →
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
Rutland
6 schools 288 students View →
Redfield School District 56-4
Redfield
6 schools 523 students View →
Hanson School District 30-1
Mitchell
6 schools 384 students View →
Kadoka Area School District 35-2
Midland
6 schools 283 students View →
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
Britton
6 schools 468 students View →
Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte
6 schools 380 students View →
Clark School District 12-2
Garden City
6 schools 497 students View →
Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1
Porcupine
6 schools 1,696 students View →
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Stratford
6 schools 387 students View →
West Central School District 49-7
Sioux Falls
6 schools 1,418 students View →
Willow Lake School District 12-3
Willow Lake
6 schools 344 students View →
Harding County School District 31-1
Ludlow
5 schools 227 students View →
Elkton School District 05-3
White
5 schools 429 students View →
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
Belle Fourche
5 schools 1,239 students View →
Freeman School District 33-1
Olivet
5 schools 435 students View →
Menno School District 33-2
Utica
5 schools 260 students View →
Pierre School District 32-2
Pierre
5 schools 2,749 students View →
Miller School District 29-4
Miller
5 schools 483 students View →
Douglas School District 51-1
Box Elder
5 schools 2,808 students View →
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
Tripp
5 schools 168 students View →
Lennox School District 41-4
Worthing
5 schools 1,192 students View →
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
Platte
5 schools 522 students View →
Vermillion School District 13-1
Vermillion
5 schools 1,381 students View →
Deubrook Area School District 05-6
White
5 schools 429 students View →
Kimball School District 07-2
Kimball
5 schools 347 students View →
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
Tulare
5 schools 236 students View →
Andes Central School District 11-1
Lake Andes
4 schools 323 students View →
Stanley County School District 57-1
Hayes
4 schools 432 students View →
Wall School District 51-5
Wall
4 schools 273 students View →
Milbank School District 25-4
Milbank
4 schools 973 students View →
Howard School District 48-3
Winfred
4 schools 356 students View →
McCook Central School District 43-7
Salem
4 schools 455 students View →
Edmunds Central School District 22-5
Roscoe
4 schools 144 students View →
Langford Area School District 45-5
Langford
4 schools 258 students View →
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
Nemo
4 schools 647 students View →
Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Central High School - 41
Rapid City · High
1,998
17:1
Lincoln High School - 02
Sioux Falls · High
1,954
16.5:1
Jefferson High School - 67
Sioux Falls · High
1,888
16.19:1
Washington High School - 01
Sioux Falls · High
1,819
15.15:1
Harrisburg High School - 01
Harrisburg · High
1,806
14.28:1
Roosevelt High School - 03
Sioux Falls · High
1,785
16.87:1
Stevens High School - 42
Rapid City · High
1,771
19.48:1
Central High School - 01
Aberdeen · High
1,384
17.22:1
1,381
20.48:1
Watertown High School - 01
Watertown · High
1,222
16.81:1
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
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