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
101	Frederick High School - 01	Public	9-12	202 E Main St	Frederick	57441	Brown County	Frederick Area School District 06-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 329-2145	59	5	11.3	16.9%	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)	$15,024			$99			$14,924	45.1	85.4	15	86		462140000190
102	New Underwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	92	6	14.4	22.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.0%)	$12,538			$254			$12,284	44.5	42.3	85	17		465067000464
103	Eureka High School - 01	Public	9-12	805 10th St	Eureka	57437	McPherson County	Eureka School District 44-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 284-2875	43	4	9.6	37.2%	40 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)								43.8			(n/a)		462256000196
104	Kimball High School - 01	Public	9-12	300 S East St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 778-6232	84	9	9.3	34.5%	75 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$13,212			$419			$12,793	43.5	57.2	63	41		463822000355
105	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	8	9.7	44.6%	74 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,450			$36			$16,414	43.2	48.7	77	28		464710000420
106	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	124	10	12.9	31.5%	105 (84.7%)	3 (2.4%)	8 (6.5%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$13,048			$407			$12,641	42.7	16.9	119	13		467452000693
107	Winner High School - 01	Public	9-12	431 E 7th St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-8125	203	13	15.1	35.5%	134 (66.0%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	60 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,636			$2,039			$11,597	42.4	43.1	84	23		467971000781
108	Iroquois High School - 01	Public	9-12	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 546-2426	45	5	8.2	28.9%	39 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.1%)								41.3	41.1	87	21		463615000339
109	Douglas High School - 03	Public	9-12	420 Patriot Dr	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0030	739	43	17.1	30.7%	509 (68.9%)	11 (1.5%)	79 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (10.6%)	$11,206			$761			$10,445	40.9	32.1	103	6		461941000174
110	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	64	6	10.1	51.6%	45 (70.3%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$16,079			$1,015			$15,064	40.6	21.2	115	5		460000300758

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.