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)
460003601010	51	Deuel High School - 01	Public	9-12	410 5th St W	Clear Lake	57226	Deuel County	Deuel School District 19-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 874-2163	160	13	12.7	16.3%	152 (95.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,056			$434			$10,622	61.4	50.1	75	24
466627001412	52	Jefferson High School - 67	Public	9-12	1600 N Marion Rd	Sioux Falls	57101	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6184	1,749	107	16.4	33.5%	1,040 (59.5%)	187 (10.7%)	332 (19.0%)	23 (1.3%)	69 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.6%)	$10,780			$1,136			$9,644	61.4	65	41	11
463080000260	53	Hamlin High School - 01	Public	9-12	44577 188th St	Hayti	57241	Hamlin County	Hamlin School District 28-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 783-3644	233	17	13.6	23.2%	215 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$10,998			$182			$10,816	61.1	55.4	68	15
464152000382	54	Lemmon High School - 01	Public	9-12	314 8th St W	Lemmon	57638	Perkins County	Lemmon School District 52-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 374-3762	86	9	9.3	34.9%	78 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$14,921			$1,174			$13,746	60.6	26.9	106	52
461413000141	55	Colome High School - 01	Public	9-12	105 Carr St	Colome	57528	Tripp County	Colome Consolidated 59-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-1624	59	8	7.8	39.0%	47 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	8 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$17,186			$1,553			$15,633	59.8	63.6	45	10
460951200101	56	Burke High School - 01	Public	9-12	900 Washington St	Burke	57523	Gregory County	Burke School District 26-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 775-2645	92	8	11.8	40.2%	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$16,463			$1,005			$15,458	59.7	82.3	17	39
460000200424	57	Milbank High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 E Park Ave	Milbank	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-5546	359	25	14.2	22.3%	299 (83.3%)	4 (1.1%)	41 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$12,086			$950			$11,136	59.4	82.2	18	39
466693000623	58	Spearfish High School - 01	Public	9-12	1725 N Main	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1212	796	44	17.9	8.9%	705 (88.6%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.9%)	8 (1.0%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$8,354			$336			$8,018	59.3	60.1	56	2
464086000370	59	Langford Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	206 Chestnut St	Langford	57454	Marshall County	Langford Area 45-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 493-6454	47	6	8.2	23.4%	40 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$16,292			$469			$15,823	59.2			(n/a)
468044100449	60	Mobridge High School - 01	Public	9-12	1107 1st Ave E	Mobridge	57601	Walworth County	Mobridge-Pollock 62-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-9202	182	16	11.1	26.9%	111 (61.0%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	49 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$14,052			$1,380			$12,672	58.1	47.8	78	18

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.