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Best Public Schools in Corson County, SD

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Schools

858

Students

Districts

Top rankedWakpala Elementary - 02128^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McLaughlin Middle School - 03 up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McLaughlin High School - 01 8.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McIntosh Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4227	43	9	4.7	—	19 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.6%)								(n/a)					10.0							10.0									75%	16.7%	$35,440	$5,550	$29,890
McIntosh High School - 01	Public	9-12	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4227	42	9	4.4	—	20 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$37,688	$7,011	$30,677
McIntosh Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	511 Main St	Mc Intosh	57641	Corson County	McIntosh School District 15-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 273-4298	44	4	9.9	—	13 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	25 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.4%)	14.3	136^th of 151 public middle schools	9.9%		31.7	183^rd of 246 public middle schools	25.6%	47							16.7	10.0	38.5	20.5				33.3		15.4	15.9		23.1	18.2			$27,398	$4,117	$23,281
McLaughlin Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	203	19	10.9	—	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	192 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)						15.4				8.6	16.7						7.4				100%	0%	$25,291	$7,376	$17,915
McLaughlin High School - 01	Public	9-12	701 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	155	19	8.2	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	152 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)																							$19,690	$1,663	$18,027
McLaughlin Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	701 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	85	10	8.1	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	83 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	143^rd of 151 public middle schools	5.3%		12.7	223^rd of 246 public middle schools	9.3%	80							28.6	18.2	23.8	22.7				19.1			9.3						$20,560	$1,632	$18,928
Rock Creek Grant School	Public	K-8	1 Indian School Drive	Bullhead	57621	Corson County	Rock Creek Grant School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 823-4971	50	3	16.6	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					91.7%	0%
Little Eagle School	Public	K-8	1 School Street	Little Eagle	57639	Corson County	Little Eagle School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 823-4235	62	4	15.5	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wakpala Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Wakpala School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	95	10	9.7	—	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	45.8	128^th of 203 public elementary schools	36.9%		42.2	192^nd of 300 public elementary schools	36.0%	64				81.8	72.7	54.5				69.7	36.4	18.2	36.4				30.3	27.3			92.3%	7.7%	$25,371	$4,912	$20,459
Wakpala High School - 01	Public	9-12	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Wakpala School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	38	6	6.1	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)																							$30,028	$3,337	$26,692
Wakpala Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Wakpala School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	41	4	10.3	—	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	8.1	142^nd of 151 public middle schools	6.0%		31.3	185^th of 246 public middle schools	24.8%	43							8.3	25.0	25.0	20.0				16.7	16.7	25.0	20.0		18.8				$25,092	$3,703	$21,389

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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.

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