Elementary schools in South Dakota.
329 elementary schools across 158 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.
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What the numbers say across South Dakota.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
students at the median elementary school; the middle half of schools enroll between 44 and 327 students.
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
students per teacher at the median elementary school reporting staffing.
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.
Reported grade spans · v2026.07
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 18.8% of this list (62 of 329 records); the five most-represented cities account for 20.4%.
South Dakota elementary schools in 7 charts.
Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.
Districts with elementary schools.
Every district with at least one elementary-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
| Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | 26 | 2 | 12,054 |
| Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | 14 | 2 | 5,489 |
| Meade School District 46-1 | 8 | 7 | 1,280 |
| Harrisburg School District 41-2 | 7 | 2 | 2,935 |
| Todd County School District 66-1 | 7 | 7 | 1,125 |
| Aberdeen School District 06-1 | 6 | 1 | 1,888 |
| Mitchell School District 17-2 | 6 | 2 | 1,153 |
| Huron School District 02-2 | 5 | 1 | 1,428 |
| Watertown School District 14-4 | 5 | 2 | 1,277 |
| Bon Homme School District 04-2 | 4 | 4 | 309 |
| Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | 4 | 2 | 2,146 |
| Brookings School District 05-1 | 4 | 1 | 1,706 |
| Clark School District 12-2 | 4 | 3 | 301 |
| Doland School District 56-2 | 4 | 3 | 105 |
| Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 | 4 | 1 | 271 |
| Ipswich Public School District 22-6 | 4 | 2 | 273 |
| Kadoka Area School District 35-2 | 4 | 4 | 161 |
| Oglala Lakota County 65-1 | 4 | 4 | 1,199 |
| Willow Lake School District 12-3 | 4 | 3 | 221 |
| Yankton School District 63-3 | 4 | 1 | 1,099 |
| Britton-hecla School District 45-4 | 3 | 1 | 236 |
| Chester Area School District 39-1 | 3 | 3 | 218 |
| Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | 3 | 2 | 277 |
| Elkton School District 05-3 | 3 | 2 | 224 |
| Freeman School District 33-1 | 3 | 2 | 276 |
| Hanson School District 30-1 | 3 | 2 | 187 |
| Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 | 3 | 2 | 159 |
| Leola School District 44-2 | 3 | 3 | 99 |
| Menno School District 33-2 | 3 | 3 | 149 |
| Oldham-ramona-rutland 39-6 | 3 | 2 | 158 |
| Parkston School District 33-3 | 3 | 2 | 324 |
| Pierre School District 32-2 | 3 | 1 | 1,222 |
| Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 | 3 | 2 | 296 |
| Spearfish School District 40-2 | 3 | 1 | 1,043 |
| Tea Area School District 41-5 | 3 | 2 | 1,209 |
| Tripp-delmont School District 33-5 | 3 | 2 | 117 |
| Andes Central School District 11-1 | 2 | 1 | 207 |
| Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | 2 | 1 | 436 |
| Castlewood School District 28-1 | 2 | 1 | 157 |
| Custer School District 16-1 | 2 | 2 | 450 |
| Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | 2 | 1 | 565 |
| Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | 2 | 1 | 366 |
| Edmunds Central School District 22-5 | 2 | 2 | 73 |
| Faith School District 46-2 | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Flandreau School District 50-3 | 2 | 1 | 321 |
| Haakon School District 27-1 | 2 | 2 | 146 |
| Howard School District 48-3 | 2 | 2 | 185 |
| Kimball School District 07-2 | 2 | 1 | 155 |
| Langford Area 45-5 | 2 | 2 | 155 |
| Lennox School District 41-4 | 2 | 2 | 481 |
| Mccook Central School District 43-7 | 2 | 1 | 253 |
| Milbank School District 25-4 | 2 | 2 | 418 |
| Miller 29-4 | 2 | 1 | 268 |
| Mobridge-pollock 62-6 | 2 | 1 | 292 |
| Montrose School District 43-2 | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | 2 | 2 | 151 |
| Rosholt School District 54-4 | 2 | 1 | 119 |
| Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | 2 | 2 | 144 |
| Stanley County School District 57-1 | 2 | 2 | 184 |
| Tri-valley School District 49-6 | 2 | 2 | 359 |
| Viborg-hurley School District 60-6 | 2 | 1 | 165 |
| Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | 2 | 1 | 161 |
| West Central School District 49-7 | 2 | 2 | 678 |
| White River School District 47-1 | 2 | 2 | 215 |
| Agar-blunt-onida School District 58-3 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| Alcester-hudson School District 61-1 | 1 | 1 | 166 |
| American Horse School | 1 | 1 | 240 |
| Arlington School District 38-1 | 1 | 1 | 152 |
| Armour School District 21-1 | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| Avon School District 04-1 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Baltic School District 49-1 | 1 | 1 | 307 |
| Bennett County School District 03-1 | 1 | 1 | 217 |
| Beresford School District 61-2 | 1 | 1 | 273 |
| Bison School District 52-1 | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Bowdle School District 22-1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Bridgewater-emery 30-3 | 1 | 1 | 143 |
| Burke School District 26-2 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Canistota School District 43-1 | 1 | 1 | 141 |
| Canton School District 41-1 | 1 | 1 | 411 |
| Centerville School District 60-1 | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| Chamberlain School District 07-1 | 1 | 1 | 407 |
| Colman-egan School District 50-5 | 1 | 1 | 193 |
| Colome Consolidated 59-3 | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| Corsica-stickney 21-3 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elementary School | 1 | 1 | 149 |
| De Smet School District 38-2 | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | 1 | 1 | 355 |
| Deuel School District 19-4 | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| Douglas School District 51-1 | 1 | 1 | 454 |
| Dupree School District 64-2 | 1 | 1 | 203 |
| East Dakota Educational Cooperative | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edgemont School District 23-1 | 1 | 1 | 93 |
| Elk Mountain School District 16-2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Elk Point-jefferson School District 61-7 | 1 | 1 | 334 |
| Enemy Swim Day School | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| Estelline School District 28-2 | 1 | 1 | 149 |
| Ethan School District 17-1 | 1 | 1 | 155 |
| Eureka School District 44-1 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
| Florence School District 14-1 | 1 | 1 | 179 |
| Frederick Area School District 06-2 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| Garretson School District 49-4 | 1 | 1 | 246 |
| Gayville-volin School District 63-1 | 1 | 1 | 136 |
| Gettysburg School District 53-1 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| Gregory School District 26-4 | 1 | 1 | 237 |
| Groton Area School District 06-6 | 1 | 1 | 278 |
| Hamlin School District 28-3 | 1 | 1 | 472 |
| Harding County School District 31-1 | 1 | 1 | 101 |
| Henry School District 14-2 | 1 | 1 | 93 |
| Herreid School District 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Highmore-harrold 34-2 | 1 | 1 | 133 |
| Hill City School District 51-2 | 1 | 1 | 247 |
| Hot Springs School District 23-2 | 1 | 1 | 306 |
| Hoven School District 53-2 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| Iroquois School District 02-3 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| Isna Wica Owayawa | 1 | 1 | 230 |
| Jones County School District 37-3 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Lake Preston School District 38-3 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| Lead-deadwood School District 40-1 | 1 | 1 | 243 |
| Lemmon School District 52-4 | 1 | 1 | 139 |
| Little Eagle School | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Lyman School District 42-1 | 1 | 1 | 171 |
| Madison Central School District 39-2 | 1 | 1 | 515 |
| Marion School District 60-3 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Mcintosh School District 15-1 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Mclaughlin School District 15-2 | 1 | 1 | 203 |
| Mount Vernon School District 17-3 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| New Underwood School District 51-3 | 1 | 1 | 113 |
| Newell School District 09-2 | 1 | 1 | 124 |
| Oelrichs School District 23-3 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| Pahin Sinte Owayawa | 1 | 1 | 155 |
| Parker School District 60-4 | 1 | 1 | 238 |
| Pierre Indian Learning Center | 1 | 1 | 156 |
| Plankinton School District 01-1 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| Redfield School District 56-4 | 1 | 1 | 271 |
| Rock Creek Grant School | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Sd Sch for the Blind & Visually Impaired | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Scotland School District 04-3 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| Selby Area School District 62-5 | 1 | 1 | 93 |
| Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | 1 | 1 | 372 |
| Sisseton School District 54-2 | 1 | 1 | 380 |
| Smee School District 15-3 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| South Central 26-5 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Summit School District 54-6 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| Timber Lake School District 20-3 | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| Vermillion School District 13-1 | 1 | 1 | 625 |
| Wagner Community School District 11-4 | 1 | 1 | 333 |
| Wall School District 51-5 | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| Warner School District 06-5 | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| Waubay School District 18-3 | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| Waverly School District 14-5 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| Webster Area 18-5 | 1 | 1 | 274 |
| White Lake School District 01-3 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Wilmot School District 54-7 | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| Winner School District 59-2 | 1 | 1 | 465 |
| Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| Woonsocket School District 55-4 | 1 | 1 | 181 |
| Wounded Knee District School | 1 | 1 | 146 |
District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.
Questions about South Dakota elementary schools.
How many elementary schools are in South Dakota?
K12 Atlas profiles 329 elementary schools in South Dakota in release v2026.07, across 158 districts.
Are primary schools and elementary schools the same in U.S. data?
Usually. U.S. datasets typically use elementary school, while many searchers use primary school for the same early-grade category; exact grade spans vary by campus.
How many students attend South Dakota elementary schools?
66,620 students were enrolled across 329 elementary schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many districts and cities have elementary schools in South Dakota?
The directory lists 158 districts and 198 cities with elementary-level school records.
What grades do South Dakota elementary schools cover?
The most commonly reported grade spans are PK–05 (87), KG–08 (83), KG–05 (71). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.
How do I browse all elementary schools in South Dakota?
Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.
Can I download the full list of South Dakota elementary schools?
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