These are some of the top-rated public schools in South Dakota based on a variety of measures. Find out more about ӣƵ ratings.
Academic Summary
Are the schools in South Dakota offering opportunity for all students, or are some kids being left behind? Successful states are working to close the achievement gap.
Largest School Districts in South Dakota
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Sioux Falls School District 49-5
25,123 students | SIOUX FALLS, SD
Grades PK, K-12 | 51 schools -
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
12,747 students | RAPID CITY, SD
Grades PK, K-12 | 30 schools -
Harrisburg School District 41-2
5,912 students | HARRISBURG, SD
Grades PK, K-12 | 10 schools -
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
4,948 students | BRANDON, SD
Grades PK, K-12 | 12 schools -
Aberdeen School District 06-1
4,326 students | ABERDEEN, SD
Grades PK, K-12 | 11 schools
Reviews From Schools in South Dakota
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Parent / Guardian
October 28, 2025
The school’s administrators must be running on half a brain cell between them — they’ve got kids freezing in 40-degree winds while they sit warm and comfy on their morbidly obese butts inside all day
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Badger Clark/Carrousel - 05
Current student
October 06, 2025
This school is too forward and the teachers are annoying and rude. The lunch here is bad. Every day i felt nothing here.
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Todd County High School - 01
Current student
September 24, 2025
This school has failed as a learning environment. I come to school to learn and make friends. This school doesn't care about my well being or the well-being of the people I am surrounded by. I don't... More
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Brandon Valley Middle School - 02