Best High Schools in South Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 141)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
460004200656	71	Sully Buttes High School - 07	Public	9-12	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2617	75	8	9.8	13.3%	64 (85.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$19,184			$756			$18,429	52.3	46.3	83	12
461200000119	72	Chamberlain High School - 01	Public	9-12	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4467	272	22	12.5	43.4%	151 (55.5%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$12,509			$2,636			$9,873	51.8	26.7	107	35
463171000274	73	West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	403	22	17.9	8.2%	373 (92.6%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$10,025			$313			$9,712	50.5	70.3	32	41
460561000038	74	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Public	9-12	1301 12th Ave	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 723-3350	383	26	14.9	20.4%	337 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,768			$867			$8,901	50.3	73	26	48
467662000717	75	Watertown High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 NE 9th St	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6316	1,220	73	16.6	22.4%	1,031 (84.5%)	8 (0.7%)	68 (5.6%)	10 (0.8%)	52 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.2%)	$8,853			$762			$8,091	50.2	54.7	70	5
462142000074	76	Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	100	10	10	25.0%	91 (91.0%)	3 (3.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,913			$1,368			$13,544	50.1	32.5	99	23
464710000420	77	Menno High School - 01	Public	9-12	410 S 5th St	Menno	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	74	7	10.2	25.7%	72 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$14,827			$612			$14,215	48.7	56	65	12
467830000012	78	Deubrook High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	113	9	12.4	9.7%	106 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$11,999			$1,020			$10,980	47.4	72	28	50
467014000663	79	Summit High School - 01	Public	9-12	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 398-6211	63	6	11.3	33.3%	44 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)	$11,278			$615			$10,662	45.4	86.2	11	68
463960000363	80	Madison High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7706	382	26	14.4	16.2%	326 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.6%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,456			$736			$9,721	45.3	63.4	46	34

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.