Best High Schools in South Dakota

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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)
462139000188	111	Elkton High School - 01	Public	9-12	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	129	10	13.2	31.8%	103 (79.8%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,633			$1,330			$16,303	26.5	41.8	88	23
462403000203	112	Faulkton High School - 01	Public	9-12	1114 Court St	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 598-6266	76	8	9.5	7.9%	73 (96.1%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$12,551			$275			$12,276	25.8	77	22	90
462637000224	113	Garretson High School - 01	Public	9-12	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 594-3452	136	11	12.1	10.3%	119 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	$12,150			$300			$11,850	25.5	22.6	112	1
467566000705	114	Wall High School - 01	Public	9-12	401 S Blvd W	Wall	57790	Pennington County	Wall School District 51-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 279-2156	99	8	12.2	21.2%	76 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.1%)	$15,215			$1,118			$14,098	21.3	43.5	86	28
460000300758	115	Wilmot High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 Ordway St	Wilmot	57279	Roberts County	Wilmot School District 54-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 938-4647	71	6	11.1	49.3%	48 (67.6%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$14,544			$2,092			$12,453	21.2	16.6	122	7
468043801248	116	Platte - Geddes High School - 01	Public	9-12	400 Illinois Ave	Platte	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 337-3391	120	11	10.6	7.5%	108 (90.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$13,547			$997			$12,549	21.1	41.2	89	27
463548000313	117	Huron High School - 01	Public	9-12	701 18th St SW	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 353-7800	853	42	20.3	55.5%	382 (44.8%)	7 (0.8%)	260 (30.5%)	161 (18.9%)	11 (1.3%)	9 (1.1%)	23 (2.7%)	$10,405			$791			$9,614	17.4	23	111	6
468019000790	118	Woonsocket High School - 01	Public	9-12	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 796-4431	85	8	11.2	32.9%	74 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$15,175			$527			$14,648	17.4	40.6	92	26
467452000693	119	Viborg-Hurley High School - 01	Public	9-12	203 W Park Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	125	9	13.2	30.4%	107 (85.6%)	2 (1.6%)	9 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$11,169			$00			$11,169	16.9	46.5	81	38
465982000529	120	Central High School - 41	Public	9-12	433 Mt Rushmore Rd	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4023	2,020	119	16.9	31.6%	1,036 (51.3%)	19 (0.9%)	217 (10.7%)	32 (1.6%)	448 (22.2%)	1 (0.0%)	267 (13.2%)	$9,702			$794			$8,907	16.6			(n/a)

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.