| 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 |