Public schools in South Dakota
706 operating public schools in 151 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
706
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
140,592
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
10,193.6
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.8
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 2 South Dakota districts have full profiles so far; search all 151.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Sioux Falls | 44 | 25,060 | 15 |
| Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Rapid City | 25 | 12,313 | 16 |
| Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Sioux Falls | 11 | 6,222 | 13.5 |
| Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Brandon | 7 | 5,115 | 17.6 |
| Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Aberdeen | 9 | 4,233 | 14 |
| Watertown School District 14-4 | Watertown | 8 | 3,606 | 15.1 |
| Brookings School District 05-1 | Brookings | 9 | 3,546 | 15.3 |
| Huron School District 02-2 | Huron | 11 | 3,078 | 17 |
| Meade School District 46-1 | Sturgis | 11 | 3,047 | 14.2 |
| Yankton School District 63-3 | Yankton | 6 | 3,021 | 16.8 |
| Douglas School District 51-1 | Box Elder | 4 | 2,808 | 15.7 |
| Pierre School District 32-2 | Pierre | 5 | 2,749 | 16.5 |
| Mitchell School District 17-2 | Mitchell | 9 | 2,628 | 13.6 |
| Tea Area School District 41-5 | Tea | 6 | 2,509 | 17.2 |
| Spearfish School District 40-2 | Spearfish | 7 | 2,398 | 14.2 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 11.6% | |
| Suburb | 0.8% | |
| Town | 13.6% | |
| Rural | 73.9% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 322 | |
| High | 194 | |
| Middle | 172 | |
| Other | 9 | |
| Prekindergarten | 9 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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