South Dakota Public Schools
- South Dakota is the #41 largest school system in the United States, serving 130,973 students across 711 public schools.
- South Dakota public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.22, which is lower than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in South Dakota is State Treatment And Rehabilitation School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in South Dakota or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 24% (majority American Indian) and the student:teacher ratio is 14:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(SD) School Average
American Indian
11%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
5%
Black
3%
White
76%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
n/a
South Dakota Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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