Best High Schools in South Dakota

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 134)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
463606000333	1	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	104	8	13.4	20.2%	99 (95.2%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$9,726			$249			$9,477	93.4	82.9	12	11	R5
468044501357	2	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	9.1	4.2%	70 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,812			$254			$12,558	92.7	61.9	51	49	R5
460393200099	3	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	46	7	6.7	17.4%	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,558			$860			$14,698	92.5	97.4	2	1	R5
462250000194	4	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	82	8	10.7	3.7%	75 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$13,279			$280			$12,999	92.4	97.9	1	3	R5
460795000071	5	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	1,306	63	20.6	5.3%	1,165 (89.2%)	32 (2.5%)	36 (2.8%)	21 (1.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.4%)	$7,649			$242			$7,407	92.2	92.7	4	1	R5
461128000114	6	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	92	6	14.3	4.3%	88 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,770			$26			$16,744	91.5	68.2	35	29	R5
460002500305	7	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	106	10	10.2	12.3%	98 (92.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$13,806			$906			$12,900	90.4	84.7	11	4	R5
467602000709	8	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	89	8	11.5	4.5%	85 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$8,601			$00			$8,601	89.7	86.1	10	2	R5
467188000665	9	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	105	10	10.3	8.6%	53 (50.5%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,641			$1,543			$13,098	88.4	77.3	17	8	R5
462697000232	10	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	70	8	8.6	11.4%	62 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,669			$580			$13,089	88.3	66.8	40	30	R5

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