Rank |
School District |
Population (2012) |
1 |
Sioux Falls School District 49-5, South Dakota
|
143,005
|
2 |
Rapid City School District 51-4, South Dakota
|
91,010
|
3 |
Aberdeen School District 06-1, South Dakota
|
31,270
|
4 |
Brookings School District 05-1, South Dakota
|
25,219
|
5 |
Watertown School District 14-4, South Dakota
|
24,769
|
6 |
Yankton School District 63-3, South Dakota
|
19,882
|
7 |
Meade School District 46-1, South Dakota
|
18,625
|
8 |
Mitchell School District 17-2, South Dakota
|
18,047
|
9 |
Pierre School District 32-2, South Dakota
|
15,998
|
10 |
Brandon Valley School District 49-2, South Dakota
|
15,780
|
11 |
Harrisburg School District 41-2, South Dakota
|
15,245
|
12 |
Spearfish School District 40-2, South Dakota
|
15,197
|
13 |
Huron School District 02-2, South Dakota
|
15,039
|
14 |
Shannon County School District 65-1, South Dakota
|
13,544
|
15 |
Vermillion School District 13-1, South Dakota
|
12,263
|
16 |
Douglas School District 51-1, South Dakota
|
11,388
|
17 |
Todd County School District 66-1, South Dakota
|
9,640
|
18 |
Madison Central School District 39-2, South Dakota
|
8,698
|
19 |
Custer School District 16-1, South Dakota
|
7,824
|
20 |
Belle Fourche School District 09-1, South Dakota
|
7,749
|
21 |
Sisseton School District 54-2, South Dakota
|
7,672
|
22 |
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1, South Dakota
|
6,692
|
23 |
West Central School District 49-7, South Dakota
|
6,477
|
24 |
Chamberlain School District 07-1, South Dakota
|
6,365
|
25 |
Dakota Valley School District 61-8, South Dakota
|
6,112
|
26 |
Lennox School District 41-4, South Dakota
|
5,627
|
27 |
Hot Springs School District 23-2, South Dakota
|
5,584
|
28 |
Tea Area School District 41-5, South Dakota
|
5,524
|
29 |
Canton School District 41-1, South Dakota
|
5,492
|
30 |
Milbank School District 25-4, South Dakota
|
5,465
|
31 |
Dell Rapids School District 49-3, South Dakota
|
5,215
|
32 |
Bon Homme School District 04-2, South Dakota
|
4,732
|
33 |
Tri-Valley School District 49-6, South Dakota
|
4,619
|
34 |
Eagle Butte School District 20-1, South Dakota
|
4,575
|
35 |
Winner School District 59-2, South Dakota
|
4,499
|
36 |
Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6, South Dakota
|
4,241
|
37 |
Wagner School District 11-4, South Dakota
|
3,911
|
38 |
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7, South Dakota
|
3,845
|
39 |
Groton Area School District 06-6, South Dakota
|
3,799
|
40 |
Flandreau School District 50-3, South Dakota
|
3,549
|
41 |
Sioux Valley School District 05-5, South Dakota
|
3,473
|
42 |
Hamlin School District 28-3, South Dakota
|
3,459
|
43 |
Beresford School District 61-2, South Dakota
|
3,443
|
44 |
Bennett County School District 03-1, South Dakota
|
3,435
|
45 |
Redfield School District 56-4, South Dakota
|
3,405
|
46 |
Kadoka School District 35-2, South Dakota
|
3,335
|
47 |
Deuel School District 19-4, South Dakota
|
3,174
|
48 |
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4, South Dakota
|
3,121
|
49 |
Lyman School District 42-1, South Dakota
|
3,003
|
50 |
Miller Area School District 29-4, South Dakota
|
2,999
|
51 |
Platte-Geddes School District 11-5, South Dakota
|
2,968
|
52 |
Stanley County School District 57-1, South Dakota
|
2,928
|
53 |
Parkston School District 33-3, South Dakota
|
2,884
|
54 |
Webster School District 18-4, South Dakota
|
2,794
|
55 |
Hill City School District 51-2, South Dakota
|
2,688
|
56 |
Garretson School District 49-4, South Dakota
|
2,683
|
57 |
Freeman School District 33-1, South Dakota
|
2,660
|
58 |
McLaughlin School District 15-2, South Dakota
|
2,592
|
59 |
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1, South Dakota
|
2,505
|
60 |
Newell School District 09-2, South Dakota
|
2,487
|
61 |
Clark School District 12-2, South Dakota
|
2,470
|
62 |
Howard School District 48-3, South Dakota
|
2,354
|
63 |
Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3, South Dakota
|
2,341
|
64 |
Ipswich School District 22-6, South Dakota
|
2,288
|
65 |
McCook Central School District 43-7, South Dakota
|
2,194
|
66 |
Faulkton School District 24-4, South Dakota
|
2,112
|
67 |
Gregory School District 26-4, South Dakota
|
2,101
|
68 |
Baltic School District 49-1, South Dakota
|
2,041
|
69 |
Dupree School District 64-2, South Dakota
|
1,998
|
70 |
Lemmon School District 52-4, South Dakota
|
1,997
|
71 |
Parker School District 60-4, South Dakota
|
1,957
|
72 |
Deubrook School District 05-6, South Dakota
|
1,946
|
73 |
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3, South Dakota
|
1,944
|
74 |
Colman-Egan School District 50-5, South Dakota
|
1,933
|
75 |
Hanson School District 30-1, South Dakota
|
1,893
|
76 |
Andes Central School District 11-1, South Dakota
|
1,858
|
77 |
Wessington Springs School District 36-2, South Dakota
|
1,858
|
78 |
Northwestern Area School District 56-7, South Dakota
|
1,836
|
79 |
Wall School District 51-5, South Dakota
|
1,817
|
80 |
Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2, South Dakota
|
1,812
|
81 |
Scotland School District 04-3, South Dakota
|
1,810
|
82 |
Arlington School District 38-1, South Dakota
|
1,790
|
83 |
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5, South Dakota
|
1,769
|
84 |
White River School District 47-1, South Dakota
|
1,745
|
85 |
Estelline School District 28-2, South Dakota
|
1,741
|
86 |
Selby School District 62-5, South Dakota
|
1,699
|
87 |
Chester School District 39-1, South Dakota
|
1,675
|
88 |
Wilmot School District 54-7, South Dakota
|
1,662
|
89 |
De Smet School District 38-2, South Dakota
|
1,653
|
90 |
Centerville School District 60-1, South Dakota
|
1,610
|
91 |
Viborg School District 60-5, South Dakota
|
1,584
|
92 |
Timber Lake School District 20-3, South Dakota
|
1,582
|
93 |
Gettysburg School District 53-1, South Dakota
|
1,543
|
94 |
Menno School District 33-2, South Dakota
|
1,539
|
95 |
Marion School District 60-3, South Dakota
|
1,504
|
96 |
Elkton School District 05-3, South Dakota
|
1,459
|
97 |
Eureka School District 44-1, South Dakota
|
1,451
|
98 |
Avon School District 04-1, South Dakota
|
1,451
|
99 |
Haakon School District 27-1, South Dakota
|
1,449
|
100 |
Colome Consolidated School District 59-3, South Dakota
|
1,441
|
101 |
Langford School District 45-2, South Dakota
|
1,377
|
102 |
New Underwood School District 51-3, South Dakota
|
1,356
|
103 |
Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6, South Dakota
|
1,334
|
104 |
Harding County School District 31-1, South Dakota
|
1,328
|
105 |
Burke School District 26-2, South Dakota
|
1,312
|
106 |
Waubay School District 18-3, South Dakota
|
1,310
|
107 |
Lake Preston School District 38-3, South Dakota
|
1,273
|
108 |
Woonsocket School District 55-4, South Dakota
|
1,259
|
109 |
Sanborn Central School District 55-5, South Dakota
|
1,236
|
110 |
Corsica School District 21-2, South Dakota
|
1,233
|
111 |
Waverly School District 14-5, South Dakota
|
1,229
|
112 |
Montrose School District 43-2, South Dakota
|
1,219
|
113 |
Edgemont School District 23-1, South Dakota
|
1,217
|
114 |
Castlewood School District 28-1, South Dakota
|
1,207
|
115 |
Willow Lake School District 12-3, South Dakota
|
1,205
|
116 |
Jones County School District 37-3, South Dakota
|
1,184
|
117 |
Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6, South Dakota
|
1,172
|
118 |
Grant-Deuel School District 25-3, South Dakota
|
1,154
|
119 |
Plankinton School District 01-1, South Dakota
|
1,146
|
120 |
Iroquois School District 02-3, South Dakota
|
1,128
|
121 |
Edmunds Central School District 22-5, South Dakota
|
1,116
|
122 |
Leola School District 44-2, South Dakota
|
1,107
|
123 |
Kimball School District 07-2, South Dakota
|
1,100
|
124 |
Rosholt School District 54-4, South Dakota
|
1,086
|
125 |
Florence School District 14-1, South Dakota
|
1,064
|
126 |
Canistota School District 43-1, South Dakota
|
1,058
|
127 |
Frederick Area School District 06-2, South Dakota
|
1,036
|
128 |
Mount Vernon School District 17-3, South Dakota
|
1,031
|
129 |
Doland School District 56-2, South Dakota
|
1,008
|
130 |
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1, South Dakota
|
995
|
131 |
Armour School District 21-1, South Dakota
|
971
|
132 |
Hoven School District 53-2, South Dakota
|
953
|
133 |
South Central School District 26-5, South Dakota
|
953
|
134 |
Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5, South Dakota
|
943
|
135 |
Bridgewater School District 43-6, South Dakota
|
915
|
136 |
Warner School District 06-5, South Dakota
|
899
|
137 |
Ethan School District 17-1, South Dakota
|
893
|
138 |
White Lake School District 01-3, South Dakota
|
871
|
139 |
Bison School District 52-1, South Dakota
|
869
|
140 |
Emery School District 30-2, South Dakota
|
867
|
141 |
Bowdle School District 22-1, South Dakota
|
846
|
142 |
McIntosh School District 15-1, South Dakota
|
837
|
143 |
Faith School District 46-2, South Dakota
|
774
|
144 |
Hurley School District 60-2, South Dakota
|
763
|
145 |
Big Stone City School District 25-1, South Dakota
|
743
|
146 |
Stickney School District 01-2, South Dakota
|
681
|
147 |
Rutland School District 39-4, South Dakota
|
626
|
148 |
Roslyn School District 18-2, South Dakota
|
582
|
149 |
Summit School District 54-6, South Dakota
|
579
|
150 |
Henry School District 14-2, South Dakota
|
567
|
151 |
Herreid School District 10-1, South Dakota
|
565
|
152 |
Oelrichs School District 23-3, South Dakota
|
447
|
153 |
Smee School District 15-3, South Dakota
|
400
|
154 |
Elk Mountain School District 16-2, South Dakota
|
355
|
155 |
Greater Hoyt School District 61-4, South Dakota
|
194
|
156 |
Greater Scott School District 61-5, South Dakota
|
95
|