Best High Schools in South Dakota for Female Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in South Dakota!

Every year, the South Dakota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Female students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

SchoolDigger updates South Dakota rankings as soon as the South Dakota Department of Education releases new Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores each year. The current rankings are based on scores released Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (Female vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	Edgemont High School - 01	Public	9-12	715 Mogul Way	Edgemont	57735	Fall River County	Edgemont School District 23-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 662-7254	26	5	5.5	53.8%	22 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				99.4%	21.7%	77.70%	462085000182
2	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	98.8%	98.2%	0.59%	460468000036
3	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	98.2%	95.8%	2.39%	461176000116
4	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	97.6%	70.5%	27.08%	460102801028
5	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	97.0%	98.8%	1.84%	460002500305
6	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	96.3%	99.4%	3.06%	467602000709
7	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	95.7%	96.4%	0.65%	463336000280
8	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	95.1%	59.0%	36.09%	468043801248
9	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	94.5%	97.6%	3.08%	463606000333
10	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	93.9%	37.3%	56.55%	463822000355
11	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	93.3%	94.6%	1.29%	465430000492
12	Brentwood Colony High School - 07	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%)				92.7%	93.4%	0.69%	462403001405
13	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%	97.0%	4.91%	468044000324
14	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	91.5%	60.8%	30.62%	464626000411
15	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	90.9%	68.1%	22.78%	462403000203
16	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	90.2%	78.9%	11.33%	460004101141
17	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	89.6%	61.4%	28.19%	460705000055
18	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	89.0%	94.0%	4.95%	462134000186
19	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	88.4%	92.8%	4.36%	466630000612
20	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	87.8%	87.3%	0.46%	468043000798
21	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	87.2%	91.0%	3.77%	460795000071
22	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	86.6%	84.9%	1.65%	462697000232
23	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	86.0%	53.0%	32.96%	462485000217
24	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	85.4%	88.6%	3.19%	463999000368
25	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%)				84.8%	68.7%	16.08%	460393200099
26	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%)				84.1%	55.4%	28.72%	464164000391
27	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	83.5%	89.2%	5.62%	461230000130
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	82.9%	83.1%	0.21%	460005201235
29	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	82.3%	90.4%	8.04%	466627000600
30	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	81.7%	77.1%	4.60%	460000200424
31	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	81.1%	92.2%	11.07%	464155000387
32	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	80.5%	77.7%	2.78%	462250000194
33	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	79.9%	42.2%	37.71%	467830000012
34	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	79.3%	75.9%	3.36%	468010000784
35	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	78.7%	88.0%	9.29%	465175000475
36	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	78.0%	65.1%	12.99%	460102601026
37	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	77.4%	86.7%	9.31%	460004501155
38	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	76.8%	73.5%	3.34%	466693000623
39	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	76.2%	58.4%	17.79%	460003601010
40	Irene - Wakonda High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 E State St	Irene	57037	Clay 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	75.6%	84.3%	8.73%	468043901254
41	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%)				75.0%	54.2%	20.78%	463243000278
42	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	74.4%	76.5%	2.12%	465982000525
43	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	73.8%	62.0%	11.73%	468044100449
44	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	73.2%	95.2%	22.01%	468043701247
45	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	72.6%	75.3%	2.74%	464839000442
46	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	72.0%	65.7%	6.29%	465526000500
47	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	71.3%	82.5%	11.19%	462294000806
48	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	70.7%	42.8%	27.96%	462649000227
49	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	70.1%	83.7%	13.61%	460004200656
50	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	69.5%	81.9%	12.42%	463080000260
51	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	68.9%	89.8%	20.86%	460264000017
52	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	68.3%	80.7%	12.43%	463171000274
53	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	67.7%	74.7%	7.02%	467188000665
54	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	67.1%	66.3%	0.81%	460002800014
55	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	66.5%	72.3%	5.83%	462142000074
56	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	65.9%	33.7%	32.12%	460000300758
57	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%)				65.2%	60.2%	5.00%	463822001185
58	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	64.6%	81.9%	17.29%	463699000345
59	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	64.0%	41.0%	23.06%	460636000048
60	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	63.4%	72.9%	9.48%	466627001412
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	62.8%	63.3%	0.45%	461032000105
62	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	62.2%	80.1%	17.93%	466045000552
63	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%)				61.6%	38.0%	23.63%	462256000196
64	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	61.0%	53.6%	7.36%	464152000382
65	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	60.4%	69.9%	9.51%	463960000363
66	Chester Area Colony High School - 08	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,891	$417	$10,474	59.8%	26.5%	33.25%	461230001269
67	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	59.1%	71.1%	11.94%	461056000109
68	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	58.5%	54.8%	3.72%	466627000610
69	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	57.9%	52.4%	5.52%	460951200101
70	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	57.3%	63.9%	6.54%	463448000288
71	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	56.7%	48.8%	7.91%	468019000790
72	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	56.1%	56.0%	0.07%	461410000091
73	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	55.5%	57.8%	2.34%	466627001063
74	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	54.9%	51.2%	3.67%	467662000717
75	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	54.3%	67.5%	13.20%	460852000082
76	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	53.7%	44.0%	9.68%	467746000733
77	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	53.0%	35.5%	17.51%	467971000781
78	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%	47.0%	5.45%	464494000405
79	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	51.8%	79.5%	27.69%	460372000022
80	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	51.2%	66.9%	15.65%	466993000633
81	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	50.6%	48.2%	2.42%	464130000374
82	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	50.0%	39.8%	10.24%	465571000508
83	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	49.4%	85.5%	36.15%	461695000155
84	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%)				48.8%	34.9%	13.84%	463615000339
85	Avon High School - 01	Public	9-12	210 Pine St	Avon	57315	Bon Homme County	Avon School District 04-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 286-3291	77	7	10.7	24.7%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	$16,047	$499	$15,548	48.2%	15.1%	33.11%	460427000029
86	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	47.6%	69.3%	21.72%	460378000024
86	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%)				47.6%	49.4%	1.84%	463444000031
86	Leola Alternative School - 07	Public	9-12	820 Leola Ave	Leola	57456	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3142	11	1	15.2		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)				47.6%	6.6%	40.93%	464164001397
89	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	45.7%	91.6%	45.83%	460930000088
90	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	45.1%	43.4%	1.75%	465427000488
91	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	44.5%	51.8%	7.30%	463135000264
92	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	43.9%	50.0%	6.10%	460561000038
93	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	43.3%	78.3%	35.02%	460740000065
94	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	42.7%	50.6%	7.92%	462988000239
95	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	42.1%	59.6%	17.57%	461413000141
96	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	41.5%	74.1%	32.63%	464878000452
97	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	40.9%	46.4%	5.53%	464477000398
98	Mount Vernon High School- 01	Public	9-12	500 N Main St	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	40.2%	86.1%	45.90%	464965000455
99	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	39.6%	57.2%	17.59%	467437000691
100	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	39.0%	36.1%	2.88%	467452000693

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