South Dakota · NCES CCD 2024-25

Largest Schools in South Dakota

The 50 largest public schools in South Dakota, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.

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

The ranking in one line

Central High School - 41 in Rapid City is South Dakota's largest public school with 1,998 students enrolled.

1,998
students at Central High School - 41: 20:1
student-teacher ratio at the largest school: 945
average across the top 50

#	School	Student:Teacher	Level	District	Enrollment
1	Central High School - 41Rapid City	20:1	High	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	1,998
2	Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls	17:1	High	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,954
3	Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls	17.8:1	High	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,888
4	Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls	15.2:1	High	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,819
5	Harrisburg High School - 01Harrisburg	16.7:1	High	Harrisburg School District 41-2	1,806
6	Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls	16.2:1	High	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,785
7	Stevens High School - 42Rapid City	19.9:1	High	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	1,771
8	Central High School - 01Aberdeen	17.1:1	High	Aberdeen School District 06-1	1,384
9	Brandon Valley High School - 01Brandon	21.9:1	High	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	1,381
10	Watertown High School - 01Watertown	16.7:1	High	Watertown School District 14-4	1,222
11	Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls	16.4:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	1,133
12	Patriot Elementary -06Box Elder	14.7:1	Elementary	Douglas School District 51-1	982
13	Brookings High School - 01Brookings	16.6:1	High	Brookings School District 05-1	979
14	Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls	14.2:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	937
15	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls	15.9:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	925
16	Yankton High School - 01Yankton	18.1:1	High	Yankton School District 63-3	923
17	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls	13:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	885
18	Mitchell High School - 01Mitchell	18.3:1	High	Mitchell School District 17-2	879
19	Discovery Elementary - 26Sioux Falls	17.8:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	873
20	T F Riggs High School - 01Pierre	17.4:1	High	Pierre School District 32-2	855
21	Huron High School - 01Huron	21.3:1	High	Huron School District 02-2	852
22	Rf Pettigrew Elementary - 17Sioux Falls	16.6:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	846
23	Sturgis Brown High School - 01Sturgis	16.9:1	High	Meade School District 46-1	845
24	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Brandon	18.8:1	Elementary	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	829
25	Spearfish High School - 01Spearfish	17.9:1	High	Spearfish School District 40-2	787
26	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Brookings	13.7:1	Middle	Brookings School District 05-1	780
27	George Mcgovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls	14.4:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	780
28	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02Brandon	18.1:1	Middle	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	759
29	Douglas High School - 03Box Elder	16.8:1	High	Douglas School District 51-1	739
30	Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon	15.5:1	Other	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	728
31	Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls	15.8:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	728
32	Tea Area High School - 03Tea	21.1:1	High	Tea Area School District 41-5	717
33	Huron Middle School - 02Huron	17:1	Middle	Huron School District 02-2	716
34	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65Sioux Falls	19.7:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	690
35	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54Sioux Falls	18.4:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	681
36	Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls	10.9:1	Middle	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	675
37	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Pierre	16.4:1	Middle	Pierre School District 32-2	672
38	John Harris Elementary - 23Sioux Falls	17.1:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	666
39	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Sioux Falls	17.4:1	Elementary	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	661
40	Douglas Middle School - 01Box Elder	15.4:1	Middle	Douglas School District 51-1	633
41	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Sioux Falls	15.8:1	Other	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	632
42	South Middle School - 36Rapid City	14.7:1	Middle	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	618
43	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Sioux Falls	13.7:1	Elementary	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	618
44	Southwest Middle School - 38Rapid City	18.1:1	Middle	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	614
45	East Middle School - 30Rapid City	15:1	Middle	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	613
46	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Sioux Falls	18.4:1	Elementary	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	608
47	Yankton Middle School - 02Yankton	16.9:1	Middle	Yankton School District 63-3	608
48	Valley View Elementary - 13Rapid City	18.9:1	Elementary	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	605
49	West Middle School - 37Rapid City	15.6:1	Middle	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	591
50	Tea Area Middle School - 02Tea	18.8:1	Middle	Tea Area School District 41-5	583

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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