South Dakota · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in South Dakota

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in South Dakota, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 South Dakota schools listed here average 44.1% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 20 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

44.1%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 94.2%
highest rate (He Dog Elementary - 05): 20
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	He Dog Elementary - 05Parmelee	189	Critical	94.2%
2	Mclaughlin High School - 01McLaughlin	155	Critical	91.6%
3	Bennett County High School - 01Martin	125	Critical	89.6%
4	Spring Creek Elementary - 07St Francis	57	Critical	89.5%
5	Todd County Middle School - 10Mission	353	Critical	89.0%
6	Rosebud Elementary - 04Rosebud	292	Critical	86.0%
7	Andes Central High School - 01Lake Andes	65	Critical	81.5%
8	Todd County Elementary - 16Mission	511	Critical	80.0%
9	Dupree High School - 01Dupree	111	Critical	78.4%
10	Rockyford School - 03Porcupine	404	Critical	77.7%
11	Dupree Jr. High - 04Dupree	52	Critical	76.9%
12	Andes Central Middle School - 04Lake Andes	51	Critical	76.5%
13	Wolf Creek School - 02Pine Ridge	567	Critical	74.3%
14	Bennett County Middle School - 06Martin	100	Critical	70.0%
15	North Middle School - 35Rapid City	418	Critical	67.2%
16	Oelrichs Elementary - 02Oelrichs	55	Critical	65.5%
17	Batesland School - 01Batesland	175	Critical	64.6%
18	Martin Elementary - 03Martin	217	Critical	56.2%
19	Sisseton High School - 01Sisseton	304	Critical	52.0%
20	Henry High School - 01Henry	54	Critical	50.0%
21	General Beadle Elementary - 01Rapid City	483	High	49.7%
22	White River High School - 01White River	112	High	49.1%
23	Hot Springs High School - 01Hot Springs	215	High	48.4%
24	Huron High School - 01Huron	852	High	48.2%
25	Eagle Butte Primary - 02Eagle Butte	85	High	48.2%
26	Rapid City Online High School - 92Rapid City	73	High	47.9%
27	Summit High School - 01Summit	50	High	46.0%
28	Mclaughlin Middle School - 03McLaughlin	85	High	44.7%
29	Waubay High School - 01Waubay	65	High	44.6%
30	Dupree Elementary - 02Dupree	203	High	44.3%
31	Andes Central Elementary - 02Lake Andes	184	High	44.0%
32	Douglas High School - 03Box Elder	739	High	43.7%
33	Central High School - 41Rapid City	1,998	High	43.3%
34	Brookings High School - 01Brookings	979	High	42.8%
35	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08Rapid City	368	High	42.4%
36	Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls	1,819	High	42.3%
37	Bridges at Horace Mann - 52Sioux Falls	55	High	41.8%
38	South Park Elementary - 16Rapid City	313	High	41.2%
39	Parker High School - 01Parker	141	High	41.1%
40	Westside Elementary - 03Sisseton	380	High	40.8%
41	Lyman High School - 01Presho	80	High	40.0%
42	Colome Elementary - 02Colome	65	High	40.0%
43	Horace Mann Elementary - 07Rapid City	274	High	39.8%
44	Central High School - 01Aberdeen	1,384	High	39.1%
45	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01Lead	211	High	38.9%
46	Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls	1,785	High	38.8%
47	Sisseton Middle School - 02Sisseton	281	High	38.8%
48	Redfield High School - 01Redfield	153	High	38.6%
49	Watertown Intermediate School - 13Watertown	532	High	38.2%
50	George Mcgovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls	780	High	37.9%
51	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02Lead	139	High	37.4%
52	T F Riggs High School - 01Pierre	855	High	37.2%
53	Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09Belle Fourche	57	High	36.8%
54	Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls	675	High	35.9%
55	Frederick High School - 01Frederick	59	High	35.6%
56	Mclaughlin Elementary - 02McLaughlin	203	High	35.5%
57	Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03Deadwood	243	High	35.4%
58	Wagner High School - 01Wagner	201	High	35.3%
59	Wall High School - 01Wall	100	High	35.0%
60	Gregory High School - 01Gregory	117	High	34.2%
61	Viborg-Hurley High School - 01Viborg	124	High	33.9%
62	Vermillion High School - 01Vermillion	413	High	33.7%
63	White River Elementary - 02White River	172	High	33.7%
64	Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis	845	High	33.5%
65	Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls	1,888	High	33.1%
66	Winner High School - 01Winner	203	High	33.0%
67	Ipswich High School - 01Ipswich	103	High	33.0%
68	Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01Tulare	58	High	32.8%
69	Groton Area High School - 01Groton	168	High	32.7%
70	Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls	1,954	High	32.6%
71	Webster Area High School - 01Webster	164	High	32.3%
72	Chamberlain Jr. High - 02Chamberlain	208	High	32.2%
73	Douglas Middle School - 01Box Elder	633	High	32.1%
74	Stevens High School - 42Rapid City	1,771	High	32.0%
75	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Pierre	672	High	32.0%
76	South Middle School - 36Rapid City	618	High	31.9%
77	Redfield Middle School - 02Redfield	91	High	31.9%
78	Huron Middle School - 02Huron	716	High	31.6%
79	Wagner Elementary - 02Wagner	333	High	31.5%
80	Webster Area Middle School - 02Webster	108	High	31.5%
81	Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls	574	High	31.4%
82	Watertown High School - 01Watertown	1,222	High	31.3%
83	Alcester-Hudson High School - 01Alcester	99	High	31.3%
84	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Sioux Falls	412	High	30.6%
85	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Sioux Falls	291	High	30.6%
86	Beresford High School - 01Beresford	222	High	30.6%
87	Lennox High School - 01Lennox	357	High	30.5%
88	Plankinton High School - 01Plankinton	86	High	30.2%
89	Estelline High School - 01Estelline	83	High	30.1%
90	Chamberlain Elementary - 03Chamberlain	407	High	30.0%
91	Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls	728	Moderate	29.8%
92	Lyman Middle School - 02Presho	84	Moderate	29.8%
93	Jones County Elementary - 02Murdo	74	Moderate	29.7%
94	Canyon Lake Elementary - 04Rapid City	346	Moderate	29.5%
95	Flandreau Middle School - 03Flandreau	193	Moderate	29.5%
96	Wakpala Elementary - 02Wakpala	95	Moderate	29.5%
97	Mobridge High School - 01Mobridge	194	Moderate	29.4%
98	Wagner Middle School - 03Wagner	283	Moderate	29.3%
99	Newell High School - 01Newell	58	Moderate	29.3%
100	East Middle School - 30Rapid City	613	Moderate	28.9%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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