Largest Schools in South Dakota

Ranked by student enrollment. Data from NCES CCD 2022-23.

1,998
Largest School
Central High School - 41
945
Avg Enrollment
50
Schools Listed
SD
State
# School Enrollment
1. Central High School - 41 Rapid City 1,998
2. Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls 1,954
3. Jefferson High School - 67 Sioux Falls 1,888
4. Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls 1,819
5. Harrisburg High School - 01 Harrisburg 1,806
6. Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls 1,785
7. Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City 1,771
8. Central High School - 01 Aberdeen 1,384
9. Brandon Valley High School - 01 Brandon 1,381
10. Watertown High School - 01 Watertown 1,222
11. Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls 1,133
12. Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder 982
13. Brookings High School - 01 Brookings 979
14. Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls 937
15. Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls 925
16. Yankton High School - 01 Yankton 923
17. Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls 885
18. Mitchell High School - 01 Mitchell 879
19. Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls 873
20. T F Riggs High School - 01 Pierre 855
21. Huron High School - 01 Huron 852
22. Rf Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls 846
23. Sturgis Brown High School - 01 Sturgis 845
24. Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon 829
25. Spearfish High School - 01 Spearfish 787
26. George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings 780
27. George Mcgovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls 780
28. Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon 759
29. Douglas High School - 03 Box Elder 739
30. Brandon Elementary - 03 Brandon 728
31. Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls 728
32. Tea Area High School - 03 Tea 717
33. Huron Middle School - 02 Huron 716
34. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 Sioux Falls 690
35. Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 Sioux Falls 681
36. Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls 675
37. Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre 672
38. John Harris Elementary - 23 Sioux Falls 666
39. John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 Sioux Falls 661
40. Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder 633
41. Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls 632
42. South Middle School - 36 Rapid City 618
43. Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls 618
44. Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City 614
45. East Middle School - 30 Rapid City 613
46. Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls 608
47. Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton 608
48. Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City 605
49. West Middle School - 37 Rapid City 591
50. Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea 583

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 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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