Best High Schools in South Dakota

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 166)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Canistota High School - 01	Public	9-12	431 4th Ave	Canistota	57012	McCook County	Canistota School District 43-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 296-3458	99	8	12.1	17.2%	90 (90.9%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,981			$101			$13,880	63.6	81.5	21	40		461032000105
62	Castlewood High School - 01	Public	9-12	310 E Harry St	Castlewood	57223	Hamlin County	Castlewood School District 28-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 793-2497	112	7	16.2	14.3%	102 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$11,478			$147			$11,330	63.2	82	19	43		461128000114
63	Mobridge High School - 01	Public	9-12	1107 1st Ave E	Mobridge	57601	Walworth County	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-9202	194	13	14.9	36.6%	101 (52.1%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	68 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$11,078			$1,168			$9,911	62.9	58.1	60	3		468044100449
64	Bison High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 244-5271	52	6	8.7	28.8%	48 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,443			$419			$16,024	62.4	11.1	124	60		460705000055
65	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	100.0%	20 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,688			$7,011			$30,677	62.3	33.9	98	33		464626000411
66	Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15	Public	9-12	36570 258th St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 778-6231	16	1	16	18.8%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								61.7			(n/a)		463822001185
67	Colome High School - 01	Public	9-12	105 Carr St	Colome	57528	Tripp County	Colome School District 59-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-1624	38	7	5.3	60.5%	32 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	$23,139			$1,109			$22,030	61.3	59.8	55	12		461413000141
68	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	132	12	11.4	12.9%	115 (87.1%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	$14,452			$708			$13,744	61	21.1	116	48		468043801248
69	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	176	12	14.4	15.3%	166 (94.3%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,286			$238			$12,048	60.6	61.4	51	18		460003601010
70	Roosevelt High School - 03	Public	9-12	6600 W 41st St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2860	1,785	106	16.8	40.0%	1,115 (62.5%)	198 (11.1%)	236 (13.2%)	23 (1.3%)	73 (4.1%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.6%)	$11,809			$622			$11,187	60.5	57.9	61	9		466627001063

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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 30, 2025, 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:

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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.