Best High Schools in South Dakota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Warner High School - 01	Public	9-12	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 225-6194	85	8	10.9	9.4%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$11,260	$65	$11,195	97.5	95.1	2	1	467602000709
2	Howard High School - 01	Public	9-12	500 N Section Line	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-5515	96	10	9.9	12.5%	92 (95.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,296	$426	$17,870	97.4	95.5	1	1	460002500305
3	Baltic High School - 01	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	151	11	14.1	11.9%	132 (87.4%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$17,138	$1,798	$15,340	96.3	89.1	10	7	460468000036
4	Ipswich High School - 01	Public	9-12	510 2nd Ave	Ipswich	57451	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 426-6571	103	7	14.2	15.5%	101 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$12,096	$263	$11,833	93.8	77.5	27	23	463606000333
5	Highmore High School - 01	Public	9-12	415 Iowa Ave S	Highmore	57345	Hyde County	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 852-2275	62	8	7.6	12.9%	52 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	7 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$17,404	$609	$16,795	92.1	70.2	37	32	468044000324
6	Hill City High School - 01	Public	9-12	488 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3000	158	12	13	19.0%	113 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.7%)	3 (1.9%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	$13,444	$316	$13,128	91.8	78.2	25	19	463336000280
7	Centerville High School - 01	Public	9-12	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 563-2291	94	7	13	10.6%	91 (96.8%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,999	$421	$13,579	90.9	67.9	41	34	461176000116
8	Kadoka Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 Bayberry St	Kadoka	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2172	71	9	7.5	33.8%	45 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$21,032	$6,455	$14,577	90.3	89.7	8		468043701247
9	Parkston High School - 01	Public	9-12	102A S Chapman Dr	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 928-3368	112	11	9.9	24.1%	101 (90.2%)	2 (1.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$15,111	$863	$14,248	88.4	66.4	43	34	465430000492
10	Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Public	9-12	402 S Douglas St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 356-5901	212	15	13.6	15.1%	195 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,603	$660	$13,943	86.4	91.1	5	5	462134000186
11	Brentwood Colony Virtual High School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	15442 343rd Ave	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 598-6266	7	1	13.4		7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				86.3			(n/a)	462403001405
12	Sioux Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	214	13	16.4	11.7%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$11,132	$65	$11,067	86.1	72.2	33	21	466630000612
13	Lennox High School - 01	Public	9-12	1201 S Main St	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	357	21	17.2	14.8%	329 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,065	$263	$10,802	85.8	86.1	13		464155000387
14	Harding County High School - 01	Public	9-12	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	66	7	9.5	22.7%	65 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$18,767	$853	$17,914	85	33.1	100	86	460930000088
15	Brandon Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	301 S Splitrock Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-3211	1,381	67	20.4	14.3%	1,178 (85.3%)	55 (4.0%)	58 (4.2%)	28 (2.0%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.2%)	$9,784	$278	$9,506	83.6	91	6	9	460795000071
16	Lincoln High School - 02	Public	9-12	2900 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7990	1,954	118	16.4	34.7%	1,285 (65.8%)	158 (8.1%)	262 (13.4%)	36 (1.8%)	69 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	140 (7.2%)	$11,747	$649	$11,098	82.8	87.3	11	5	466627000600
17	Hanson High School - 01	Public	9-12	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	122	10	12.3	13.1%	117 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$11,110	$83	$11,027	82.6	80.1	22	5	460264000017
18	Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	107	10	10.6	14.0%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$13,027	$417	$12,610	82.3	86.6	12	6	461230000130
19	Lake Preston High School - 01	Public	9-12	300 1st St NE	Lake Preston	57249	Kingsbury County	Lake Preston School District 38-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 847-4455	41	7	5.5	22.0%	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$25,873	$07	$25,866	81.7	53.7	69	50	463999000368
20	Northwestern High School - 01	Public	9-12	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 887-3467	91	8	11.8	14.3%	87 (95.6%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$14,315	$71	$14,244	80.9	85.3	16	4	465175000475
21	Yankton High School - 01	Public	9-12	1801 Summit St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 665-2073	923	51	17.9	28.2%	753 (81.6%)	11 (1.2%)	85 (9.2%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.5%)	$11,454	$471	$10,983	80.6	76.1	29	8	468043000798
22	Groton Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	168	13	12.5	11.9%	162 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,482	$00	$14,482	79.4	76.1	28	6	460004501155
23	Mount Vernon High School- 01	Public	9-12	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	87	7	13.1	32.2%	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,659	$282	$13,376	78.4	78.6	24	1	464965000455
24	Custer High School - 01	Public	9-12	1645 Wildcat Ln	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 673-4473	272	20	13.7	27.2%	230 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$15,649	$693	$14,956	77.7	77.5	26	2	461695000155
25	Gettysburg High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 E King Ave	Gettysburg	57442	Potter County	Gettysburg School District 53-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 765-2436	72	7	10.7	15.3%	64 (88.9%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,651	$743	$15,909	77	91	7	18	462697000232
26	Irene - Wakonda High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 E State St	Irene	57037	Turner County	Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 263-3313	86	6	14.1	27.9%	79 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	$16,599	$151	$16,448	76.4	83.2	18	8	468043901254
27	Sully Buttes High School - 07	Public	9-12	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2617	71	7	9.5	16.9%	61 (85.9%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$18,411	$300	$18,110	75.9	52.3	71	44	460004200656
28	Tea Area High School - 03	Public	9-12	500 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	717	37	19.5	16.3%	613 (85.5%)	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	$9,714	$311	$9,403	75.9	54.1	68	40	460005201235
29	Faith High School - 01	Public	9-12	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	77	6	13	35.1%	65 (84.4%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.9%)	2 (2.6%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$13,237	$105	$13,131	75.6	68.1	40	11	462294000806
30	Dakota Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3820	431	26	16.4	13.2%	344 (79.8%)	10 (2.3%)	36 (8.4%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (4.9%)	$12,756	$583	$12,174	75.5	71.5	34	4	463699000345
30	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	226	19	12.2	25.7%	204 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$15,439	$89	$15,350	75.5	61.1	53	23	463080000260
32	West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	408	24	16.9	12.3%	372 (91.2%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,211	$496	$11,714	74.4	50.5	73	41	463171000274
33	Redfield High School - 01	Public	9-12	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	153	14	10.7	19.0%	139 (90.8%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,060	$2,371	$14,688	74.1	62.9	46	13	466045000552
34	Arlington High School - 01	Public	9-12	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 983-5598	76	10	7.6	18.4%	64 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	$17,543	$49	$17,494	73.3	66.9	42	8	460372000022
35	Britton-Hecla High School - 01	Public	9-12	759 5th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 448-2234	127	9	13.6	16.5%	118 (92.9%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$9,704	$62	$9,643	73.2	70.2	36	1	460004101141
36	Bon Homme High School - 01	Public	9-12	1404 Fir St	Tyndall	57066	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 589-3387	136	11	12.6	21.3%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	$11,694	$35	$11,659	72.8	84.6	17	19	460740000065
37	Ethan High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	93	8	11.3	17.2%	86 (92.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	$13,105	$110	$12,996	71.6	82	20	17	462250000194
38	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	333	27	12.2	29.4%	273 (82.0%)	5 (1.5%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$14,206	$787	$13,420	71.5	59.4	57	19	460000200424
39	Stevens High School - 42	Public	9-12	4215 Raider Rd	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4051	1,771	91	19.4	12.0%	1,385 (78.2%)	13 (0.7%)	134 (7.6%)	22 (1.2%)	76 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (7.8%)	$10,965	$669	$10,297	70.9	54.1	67	28	465982000525
40	Wolsey Wessington High School - 01	Public	9-12	375 Ash St SE	Wolsey	57384	Beadle County	Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 883-4221	96	8	11.3	40.6%	84 (87.5%)	1 (1.0%)	7 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	$17,858	$1,618	$16,241	69.9	43.7	82	42	468010000784
41	Mitchell High School - 01	Public	9-12	920 N Capital St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 995-3034	879	51	17	35.9%	698 (79.4%)	9 (1.0%)	81 (9.2%)	10 (1.1%)	51 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	$11,510	$392	$11,118	69.5	57.2	64	23	464839000442
42	Timber Lake High School - 01	Public	9-12	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	117	9	12.8	36.8%	59 (50.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,217	$797	$16,420	69.3	79.1	23	19	467188000665
43	Montrose High School - 01	Public	9-12	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 363-5025	63	6	11.2	17.5%	62 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,121	$261	$14,859	69.1	61.9	49	6	464878000452
44	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	787	47	16.8	16.1%	675 (85.8%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.6%)	11 (1.4%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (3.8%)	$9,838	$265	$9,574	68.9	59.3	58	14	466693000623
45	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	1,888	117	16.1	48.5%	1,038 (55.0%)	205 (10.9%)	425 (22.5%)	25 (1.3%)	55 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.2%)	$11,645	$596	$11,050	68.7	61.4	52	7	466627001412
46	Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	100	10	9.6	34.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$17,066	$381	$16,684	68.2	50.1	76	30	462142000074
47	Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 07	Public, Virtual	9-12	41659 256th St	Mitchell	57301	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 239-4387	4	0	19		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				67.5			(n/a)	460264001272
48	Canton High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 N Main St	Canton	57013	Lincoln County	Canton School District 41-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 764-2706	283	19	14.9	20.5%	255 (90.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,432	$00	$11,432	66.9	68.8	38	10	461056000109
49	Selby High School - 01	Public	9-12	108 E Dakota St	Selby	57472	Walworth County	Selby Area School District 62-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 649-7818	55	8	7	18.2%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$18,781	$357	$18,424	66.6	62.1	48	1	460102801028
50	Madison High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 NE 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 256-7706	384	26	14.8	20.1%	322 (83.9%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.7%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,493	$343	$11,151	66.4	45.3	80	30	463960000363
51	Armour High School - 01	Public	9-12	604 3rd St	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 724-2153	57	7	8.1	14.0%	49 (86.0%)	3 (5.3%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$16,849	$463	$16,386	66.4	85.8	14	37	460378000024
52	Sanborn Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	33	6	5.4	21.2%	31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)				66.4			(n/a)	460393200099
53	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	73	8	9.3	13.7%	69 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,504	$3,075	$16,429	65.8	25.8	112	59	462403000203
54	Brookings High School - 01	Public	9-12	530 Elm Ave	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 696-4100	979	59	16.6	17.6%	786 (80.3%)	25 (2.6%)	74 (7.6%)	31 (3.2%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.0%)	$11,045	$418	$10,628	65.6	54.9	66	12	460852000082
55	Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Public	9-12	12930 E Hwy 34	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-2686	845	48	17.5	28.6%	749 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	$10,180	$261	$9,919	65.5	73.9	31	24	466993000633
56	Alcester-Hudson High School - 01	Public	9-12	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 934-1890	99	9	11.3	26.3%	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$13,777	$96	$13,681	65.5	9.4	126	70	460002800014
57	T F Riggs High School - 01	Public	9-12	1010 E Broadway Ave	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 773-7350	855	48	17.7	22.8%	593 (69.4%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.7%)	13 (1.5%)	100 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (11.5%)	$10,847	$625	$10,222	64.6	72.9	32	25	465526000500
58	McCook Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 E Essex	Salem	57058	McCook County	McCook Central School District 43-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 425-2264	118	9	12.5	16.9%	110 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$13,408	$37	$13,372	64.3	40.7	89	31	460102601026
59	Corsica-Stickney High School - 01	Public	9-12	120 S Napoleon Ave	Corsica	57328	Douglas County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 946-5475	72	8	9.2	15.3%	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$15,927	$333	$15,594	64.3	92.5	3	56	468044501357
60	Hot Springs High School - 01	Public	9-12	110 N 16th St	Hot Springs	57747	Fall River County	Hot Springs School District 23-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 745-4147	215	18	11.7	23.3%	155 (72.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	4 (1.9%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (12.6%)	$11,846	$674	$11,172	63.6	34	97	37	463448000288
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
71	Vermillion High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 E Main St	Vermillion	57069	Clay County	Vermillion School District 13-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 677-7035	413	28	15	26.2%	310 (75.1%)	9 (2.2%)	22 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	$13,012	$646	$12,366	60.4	53.3	70	1	467437000691
72	Hoven High School - 01	Public	9-12	98 5th Ave W	Hoven	57450	Potter County	Hoven School District 53-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 948-2252	29	5	5.5	31.0%	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				60.4			(n/a)	463460000298
73	Colman-Egan High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 534-3534	100	7	14.5	18.0%	85 (85.0%)	3 (3.0%)	7 (7.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$12,142	$355	$11,788	59.9	34.6	96	23	461410000091
74	Leola High School - 01	Public	9-12	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	38	5	7	44.7%	31 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)				58.6			(n/a)	464164000391
75	Washington High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 N Sycamore Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7970	1,819	120	15.1	53.4%	852 (46.8%)	374 (20.6%)	298 (16.4%)	91 (5.0%)	60 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	141 (7.8%)	$12,328	$617	$11,711	58.4	66.4	44	31	466627000610
76	Herreid High School - 01	Public	9-12	302 Main St N	Herreid	57632	Campbell County	Herreid School District 10-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 437-2263	35	4	8.4	22.9%	32 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				58.3	76	30	46	463243000278
77	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	97	9	10.9	33.0%	88 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$14,226	$551	$13,675	58.2	60.6	54	23	464152000382
78	Stanley County High School - 01	Public	9-12	10 E Main Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7743	142	10	13.7	26.1%	112 (78.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$13,025	$347	$12,678	57.5	6.8	129	51	462485000217
79	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	94	8	12.1	41.5%	88 (93.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,397	$626	$17,771	57	59.7	56	23	460951200101
80	Harrisburg High School - 01	Public	9-12	1300 W Willow St	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	1,806	127	14.2	16.0%	1,511 (83.7%)	74 (4.1%)	81 (4.5%)	27 (1.5%)	16 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (5.3%)	$11,474	$382	$11,092	56.6	70.3	35	45	463135000264
81	Watertown High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 NE 9th St	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6316	1,222	73	16.8	30.1%	997 (81.6%)	5 (0.4%)	99 (8.1%)	8 (0.7%)	44 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.6%)	$10,121	$410	$9,711	56.5	50.2	75	6	467662000717
82	Gregory High School - 01	Public	9-12	505 Logan St	Gregory	57533	Gregory County	Gregory School District 26-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 835-9672	117	11	10.5	35.9%	101 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,858	$499	$13,358	56	40.1	90	8	462988000239
83	Belle Fourche High School - 01	Public	9-12	1301 12th Ave	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 723-3350	389	27	14.5	32.1%	336 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,921	$452	$10,468	55.8	50.3	74	9	460561000038
84	Edmunds Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 287-4251	43	4	10.5	30.2%	39 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				54.8			(n/a)	463444000031
85	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	91	7	12.3	30.8%	86 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,853	$712	$16,141	54.7	17.4	118	33	468019000790
86	Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3899	211	20	10.7	19.4%	180 (85.3%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$18,749	$535	$18,214	54.4	40.8	88	2	464130000374
87	Webster Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	733 E 2nd St	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area School District 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-3548	164	12	13.5	19.5%	148 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	$12,287	$335	$11,952	52.9	61.9	49	38	467699000724
88	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46474 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	297	20	15.2	14.5%	263 (88.6%)	13 (4.4%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,269	$232	$12,037	52.4	62.6	47	41	464494000405
89	Lyman High School - 01	Public	9-12	201 S Birch Ave	Presho	57568	Lyman County	Lyman School District 42-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 895-2662	80	10	8	41.3%	54 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	$21,708	$2,211	$19,497	52.3	13.7	123	34	464477000398
90	Tripp-Delmont High School - 01	Public	9-12	105 S Sloan	Tripp	57376	Hutchinson County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 935-6766	33	6	5.4	51.5%	29 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				51.5			(n/a)	467245000050
91	Willow Lake High School - 01	Public	9-12	400 Garfield Ave	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 625-5945	69	6	11	29.0%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,414	$211	$14,204	50.8	89.4	9	82	467935000756
92	Philip High School - 01	Public	9-12	330 Scottie Ave	Philip	57567	Haakon County	Haakon School District 27-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 859-2680	109	8	13.5	17.4%	96 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	$14,911	$815	$14,095	49.4	30.7	107	15	463049000256
93	Wessington Springs High School - 01	Public	9-12	302 Dakota Ave N	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9391	94	8	11.3	17.0%	93 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,680	$290	$12,390	48.9			(n/a)	467746000733
94	Parker High School - 01	Public	9-12	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	141	10	13.7	15.6%	130 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$10,088	$00	$10,088	48.1	36.3	93	1	465427000488
95	Gayville-Volin High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 Kingsbury St	Gayville	57031	Yankton County	Gayville-Volin School District 63-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 267-4476	95	6	15.3	18.9%	83 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$11,825	$349	$11,476	47.8	37.7	91	4	462649000227
96	Deubrook High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	105	9	11.3	11.4%	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$13,290	$02	$13,288	46.2	47.4	78	18	467830000012
97	Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,384	80	17.2	33.8%	1,022 (73.8%)	31 (2.2%)	121 (8.7%)	38 (2.7%)	93 (6.7%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	$10,660	$445	$10,215	46.1	30.6	108	11	460207000003
98	Beresford High School - 01	Public	9-12	301 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2145	222	15	14.7	18.5%	199 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,022	$00	$13,022	45.4	43.2	83	15	460636000048
99	Dell Rapids High School - 01	Public	9-12	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	315	19	16.3	16.5%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,841	$401	$10,440	45.2	32.9	101	2	461812000165
100	Plankinton High School - 01	Public	9-12	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-7743	86	9	10	29.1%	60 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,480	$250	$17,230	45.2	34.9	95	5	465571000508

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