South Dakota School District Rankings

149 districts serving 140,948 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all South Dakota districts

Largest District

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

25,216 students

Most Schools

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

44 schools

Total Districts

149

Total Students

0.1M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in South Dakota, ranked by total student enrollment.

#	District	City	Students
1	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Sioux Falls	25,216
2	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Rapid City	12,432
3	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Harrisburg	6,098
4	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Brandon	4,991
5	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Aberdeen	4,263
6	Watertown School District 14-4	Watertown	3,690
7	Brookings School District 05-1	Brookings	3,446
8	Yankton School District 63-3	Yankton	3,086
9	Meade School District 46-1	Sturgis	3,034
10	Huron School District 02-2	Huron	2,935
11	Douglas School District 51-1	Box Elder	2,753
12	Mitchell School District 17-2	Mitchell	2,711
13	Pierre School District 32-2	Pierre	2,688
14	Tea Area School District 41-5	Tea	2,408
15	Spearfish School District 40-2	Spearfish	2,387
16	Todd County School District 66-1	Mission	2,049
17	Oglala Lakota County 65-1	Batesland	1,853
18	Vermillion School District 13-1	Vermillion	1,432
19	West Central School District 49-7	Hartford	1,409
20	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	North Sioux City	1,386
21	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	Belle Fourche	1,296
22	Lennox School District 41-4	Lennox	1,224
23	Madison Central School District 39-2	Madison	1,178
24	Milbank School District 25-4	Milbank	1,014
25	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	Dell Rapids	973
26	Sisseton School District 54-2	Sisseton	970
27	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Colton	932
28	Custer School District 16-1	Custer	906
29	Wagner Community School District 11-4	Wagner	900
30	Hamlin School District 28-3	Hayti	881
31	Canton School District 41-1	Canton	880
32	Chamberlain School District 07-1	Chamberlain	848
33	Winner School District 59-2	Winner	825
34	Hot Springs School District 23-2	Hot Springs	739
35	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	Volga	715
36	Flandreau School District 50-3	Flandreau	698
37	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	Elk Point	690
38	Beresford School District 61-2	Beresford	672
39	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	Lead	671
40	Groton Area School District 06-6	Groton	601
41	Mobridge-Pollock 62-6	Mobridge	591
42	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Tyndall	580
43	Baltic School District 49-1	Baltic	580
44	Parkston School District 33-3	Parkston	569
45	Webster Area 18-5	Webster	548
46	Deuel School District 19-4	Clear Lake	544
47	Chester Area School District 39-1	Chester	542
48	Redfield School District 56-4	Redfield	534
49	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Platte	509
50	Hill City School District 51-2	Hill City	508

Districts with Most Schools

South Dakota school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#	District	City	Schools
1	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Sioux Falls	44
2	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Rapid City	26
3	Todd County School District 66-1	Mission	13
4	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Harrisburg	11
5	Meade School District 46-1	Sturgis	11
6	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Aberdeen	10
7	Huron School District 02-2	Huron	10
8	Watertown School District 14-4	Watertown	9
9	Mitchell School District 17-2	Mitchell	9
10	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	Brandon	8
11	Spearfish School District 40-2	Spearfish	7
12	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Tyndall	7
13	Parkston School District 33-3	Parkston	7
14	Chester Area School District 39-1	Chester	7
15	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	Wessington Springs	7
16	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	Faulkton	7
17	Plankinton School District 01-1	Plankinton	7
18	Leola School District 44-2	Leola	7
19	Doland School District 56-2	Doland	7
20	Brookings School District 05-1	Brookings	6
21	Yankton School District 63-3	Yankton	6
22	Tea Area School District 41-5	Tea	6
23	Oglala Lakota County 65-1	Batesland	6
24	West Central School District 49-7	Hartford	6
25	Custer School District 16-1	Custer	6
26	Redfield School District 56-4	Redfield	6
27	Clark School District 12-2	Clark	6
28	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	Britton	6
29	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	Ipswich	6
30	Hanson School District 30-1	Alexandria	6
31	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	Eagle Butte	6
32	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	Mellette	6
33	Willow Lake School District 12-3	Willow Lake	6
34	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6	Rutland	6
35	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	Kadoka	6
36	Douglas School District 51-1	Box Elder	5
37	Pierre School District 32-2	Pierre	5
38	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	Belle Fourche	5
39	Lennox School District 41-4	Lennox	5
40	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	Platte	5
41	Miller 29-4	Miller	5
42	Elkton School District 05-3	Elkton	5
43	Freeman School District 33-1	Freeman	5
44	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	White	5
45	Kimball School District 07-2	Kimball	5
46	Menno School District 33-2	Menno	5
47	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	Tulare	5
48	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	Tripp	5
49	Vermillion School District 13-1	Vermillion	4
50	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	North Sioux City	4

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