Best High Schools in South Dakota for White 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, White students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the South Dakota Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (White vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 121)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
467188000665	1	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	113	11	10.3	31.0%	56 (49.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,641			$1,543			$13,098	99.2%	97.8%	1.35%
464878000452	2	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	59	6	10.4	20.3%	56 (94.9%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$12,700			$671			$12,029	98.3%	99.3%	0.93%
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	40	7	6	25.0%	36 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,558			$860			$14,698	97.5%	98.6%	1.03%
460264000017	4	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	131	8	16.1	12.2%	121 (92.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$8,396			$350			$8,046	96.7%	97.1%	0.41%
467602000709	5	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	87	8	11.2	9.2%	83 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$8,601			$00			$8,601	95.9%	94.2%	1.66%
460002500305	6	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	110	10	11.1	8.2%	105 (95.5%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,806			$906			$12,900	95.0%	96.4%	1.34%
466627000600	7	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	1,883	116	16.2	22.4%	1,310 (69.6%)	144 (7.6%)	205 (10.9%)	44 (2.3%)	81 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (5.0%)	$9,187			$574			$8,613	94.2%	89.9%	4.36%
462250000194	8	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	87	8	11.3	14.9%	81 (93.1%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$13,279			$280			$12,999	93.4%	95.7%	2.26%
460795000071	9	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	1,345	64	21.1	10.7%	1,181 (87.8%)	50 (3.7%)	41 (3.0%)	21 (1.6%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	$7,649			$242			$7,407	92.6%	93.5%	0.92%
460951200101	10	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	92	8	11.8	40.2%	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$18,127			$902			$17,225	91.7%	87.7%	4.05%

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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 16, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.