Chronic Absenteeism in South Dakota

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 24 schools have critical rates above 50%.

46.9%

State Average

national: 30.9%

Critical Schools

>50% absent

100.0%

Worst Rate

Todd County High School - 01

100

Schools

#	School	City	Enrollment	Absent %	Status
1	Todd County High School - 01	Mission	447	100.0%	Critical
2	Lakota Tech High School - 10	Batesland	414	100.0%	Critical
3	Rapid City High School - 45	Rapid City	356	100.0%	Critical
4	Red Shirt School - 04	Hermosa	53	100.0%	Critical
5	He Dog Elementary - 05	Parmelee	189	94.2%	Critical
6	Mclaughlin High School - 01	McLaughlin	155	91.6%	Critical
7	Bennett County High School - 01	Martin	125	89.6%	Critical
8	Spring Creek Elementary - 07	St Francis	57	89.5%	Critical
9	Todd County Middle School - 10	Mission	353	89.0%	Critical
10	Rosebud Elementary - 04	Rosebud	292	86.0%	Critical
11	Andes Central High School - 01	Lake Andes	65	81.5%	Critical
12	Todd County Elementary - 16	Mission	511	80.0%	Critical
13	Dupree High School - 01	Dupree	111	78.4%	Critical
14	Rockyford School - 03	Porcupine	404	77.7%	Critical
15	Dupree Jr. High - 04	Dupree	52	76.9%	Critical
16	Andes Central Middle School - 04	Lake Andes	51	76.5%	Critical
17	Wolf Creek School - 02	Pine Ridge	567	74.3%	Critical
18	Bennett County Middle School - 06	Martin	100	70.0%	Critical
19	North Middle School - 35	Rapid City	418	67.2%	Critical
20	Oelrichs Elementary - 02	Oelrichs	55	65.5%	Critical
21	Batesland School - 01	Batesland	175	64.6%	Critical
22	Martin Elementary - 03	Martin	217	56.2%	Critical
23	Sisseton High School - 01	Sisseton	304	52.0%	Critical
24	Henry High School - 01	Henry	54	50.0%	Critical
25	General Beadle Elementary - 01	Rapid City	483	49.7%	High
26	White River High School - 01	White River	112	49.1%	High
27	Hot Springs High School - 01	Hot Springs	215	48.4%	High
28	Huron High School - 01	Huron	852	48.2%	High
29	Eagle Butte Primary - 02	Eagle Butte	85	48.2%	High
30	Rapid City Online High School - 92	Rapid City	73	47.9%	High
31	Summit High School - 01	Summit	50	46.0%	High
32	Mclaughlin Middle School - 03	McLaughlin	85	44.7%	High
33	Waubay High School - 01	Waubay	65	44.6%	High
34	Dupree Elementary - 02	Dupree	203	44.3%	High
35	Andes Central Elementary - 02	Lake Andes	184	44.0%	High
36	Douglas High School - 03	Box Elder	739	43.7%	High
37	Central High School - 41	Rapid City	1,998	43.3%	High
38	Brookings High School - 01	Brookings	979	42.8%	High
39	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Rapid City	368	42.4%	High
40	Washington High School - 01	Sioux Falls	1,819	42.3%	High
41	Bridges at Horace Mann - 52	Sioux Falls	55	41.8%	High
42	South Park Elementary - 16	Rapid City	313	41.2%	High
43	Parker High School - 01	Parker	141	41.1%	High
44	Westside Elementary - 03	Sisseton	380	40.8%	High
45	Lyman High School - 01	Presho	80	40.0%	High
46	Colome Elementary - 02	Colome	65	40.0%	High
47	Horace Mann Elementary - 07	Rapid City	274	39.8%	High
48	Central High School - 01	Aberdeen	1,384	39.1%	High
49	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Lead	211	38.9%	High
50	Roosevelt High School - 03	Sioux Falls	1,785	38.8%	High
51	Sisseton Middle School - 02	Sisseton	281	38.8%	High
52	Redfield High School - 01	Redfield	153	38.6%	High
53	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown	532	38.2%	High
54	George Mcgovern Middle School -09	Sioux Falls	780	37.9%	High
55	Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02	Lead	139	37.4%	High
56	T F Riggs High School - 01	Pierre	855	37.2%	High
57	Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09	Belle Fourche	57	36.8%	High
58	Whittier Middle School - 08	Sioux Falls	675	35.9%	High
59	Frederick High School - 01	Frederick	59	35.6%	High
60	Mclaughlin Elementary - 02	McLaughlin	203	35.5%	High
61	Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Deadwood	243	35.4%	High
62	Wagner High School - 01	Wagner	201	35.3%	High
63	Wall High School - 01	Wall	100	35.0%	High
64	Gregory High School - 01	Gregory	117	34.2%	High
65	Viborg-Hurley High School - 01	Viborg	124	33.9%	High
66	Vermillion High School - 01	Vermillion	413	33.7%	High
67	White River Elementary - 02	White River	172	33.7%	High
68	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Sturgis	845	33.5%	High
69	Jefferson High School - 67	Sioux Falls	1,888	33.1%	High
70	Winner High School - 01	Winner	203	33.0%	High
71	Ipswich High School - 01	Ipswich	103	33.0%	High
72	Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01	Tulare	58	32.8%	High
73	Groton Area High School - 01	Groton	168	32.7%	High
74	Lincoln High School - 02	Sioux Falls	1,954	32.6%	High
75	Webster Area High School - 01	Webster	164	32.3%	High
76	Chamberlain Jr. High - 02	Chamberlain	208	32.2%	High
77	Douglas Middle School - 01	Box Elder	633	32.1%	High
78	Stevens High School - 42	Rapid City	1,771	32.0%	High
79	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02	Pierre	672	32.0%	High
80	South Middle School - 36	Rapid City	618	31.9%	High
81	Redfield Middle School - 02	Redfield	91	31.9%	High
82	Huron Middle School - 02	Huron	716	31.6%	High
83	Wagner Elementary - 02	Wagner	333	31.5%	High
84	Webster Area Middle School - 02	Webster	108	31.5%	High
85	Garfield Elementary - 19	Sioux Falls	574	31.4%	High
86	Watertown High School - 01	Watertown	1,222	31.3%	High
87	Alcester-Hudson High School - 01	Alcester	99	31.3%	High
88	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Sioux Falls	412	30.6%	High
89	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Sioux Falls	291	30.6%	High
90	Beresford High School - 01	Beresford	222	30.6%	High
91	Lennox High School - 01	Lennox	357	30.5%	High
92	Plankinton High School - 01	Plankinton	86	30.2%	High
93	Estelline High School - 01	Estelline	83	30.1%	High
94	Chamberlain Elementary - 03	Chamberlain	407	30.0%	High
95	Hayward Elementary - 38	Sioux Falls	728	29.8%	Moderate
96	Lyman Middle School - 02	Presho	84	29.8%	Moderate
97	Jones County Elementary - 02	Murdo	74	29.7%	Moderate
98	Canyon Lake Elementary - 04	Rapid City	346	29.5%	Moderate
99	Flandreau Middle School - 03	Flandreau	193	29.5%	Moderate
100	Wakpala Elementary - 02	Wakpala	95	29.5%	Moderate

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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 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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