South Dakota school data rankings
Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 147 regular districts, 147 report 2024–25 enrollment and 146 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.
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Search by district or city, then switch between enrollment, spending, instructional investment, and student–teacher ratio. Missing records are excluded only from the selected measure.
Showing 1–25 of 147 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.
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Largest school districts in South Dakota
Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.
Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.
Highest spending per pupil in South Dakota
Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.
Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.
South Dakota high schools with broad reported program access
Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.
| Rank | Name | Location | Positive fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roosevelt High School - 03 09–12 · 20 AP courses | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | 3 of 3 |
| 2 | Lincoln High School - 02 09–12 · 18 AP courses | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | 3 of 3 |
| 3 | Jefferson High School - 67 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | 2 of 3 |
| 4 | Harrisburg High School - 01 09–12 · 15 AP courses | Harrisburg School District 41-2 | 2 of 3 |
| 5 | Washington High School - 01 09–12 · 12 AP courses | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | 2 of 3 |
| 6 | Stevens High School - 42 09–12 · 10 AP courses | Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | 2 of 3 |
| 7 | Central High School - 01 09–12 · 7 AP courses | Aberdeen School District 06-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 8 | Brookings High School - 01 09–12 · 7 AP courses | Brookings School District 05-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 9 | Watertown High School - 01 09–12 · 6 AP courses | Watertown School District 14-4 | 2 of 3 |
| 10 | T F Riggs High School - 01 09–12 · 5 AP courses | Pierre School District 32-2 | 2 of 3 |
| 11 | Central High School - 41 09–12 · 4 AP courses | Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | 2 of 3 |
| 12 | Madison High School - 01 09–12 · 4 AP courses | Madison Central School District 39-2 | 2 of 3 |
| 13 | Warner High School - 01 09–12 · 4 AP courses | Warner School District 06-5 | 2 of 3 |
| 14 | Harding County High School - 01 09–12 · 4 AP courses | Harding County School District 31-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 15 | Sturgis Brown High School - 01 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Meade School District 46-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 16 | Tea Area High School - 03 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Tea Area School District 41-5 | 2 of 3 |
| 17 | Dakota Valley High School - 01 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | 2 of 3 |
| 18 | Custer High School - 01 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Custer School District 16-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 19 | Flandreau High School - 01 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Flandreau School District 50-3 | 2 of 3 |
| 20 | Northwestern High School - 01 09–12 · 3 AP courses | Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | 2 of 3 |
| 21 | Brandon Valley High School - 01 09–12 · 2 AP courses | Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | 2 of 3 |
| 22 | Douglas High School - 03 09–12 · 2 AP courses | Douglas School District 51-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 23 | Milbank High School - 01 09–12 · 2 AP courses | Milbank School District 25-4 | 2 of 3 |
| 24 | Belle Fourche High School - 01 09–12 · 1 AP courses | Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | 2 of 3 |
| 25 | Lennox High School - 01 09–12 · 1 AP courses | Lennox School District 41-4 | 2 of 3 |
Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.