You may be wondering how you could determine the top school districts out of all the good schools we have in South Dakota. The answer is that the website Niche gathered a ton of data from numerous sources and came up with the list.

Some of their resources included Department of Education statistics, millions of reviews from parents and students on Niche, and other factors, including state test scores, graduation rates, college readiness, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more.

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2025 Top 10 South Dakota School Districts

10. Spearfish School District - Spearfish, SD 

Niche overall grade - B+/Total schools - 6/Number of students - 2,423

9. Pierre School District - Pierre, SD

Niche grade overall - B+/Total schools - 5/Number of students -2,762

8. Big Stone City School District - Big Stone City, SD

Niche grade overall- B+/Total schools-3/Number of students - 85

7. Harrisburg School District - Harrisburg, SD

Niche grade overall - B+/Total schools - 10/Number of students - 5,912

6. Mitchell School District - Mitchell, SD

Niche grade overall - B+/ Total schools - 9/Students - 2,722

5. Hill City School District - Hill City, SD

Niche overall grade - A-/ Total schools - 3/ Students - 493

4. Sioux Falls School District - Sioux Falls, SD

Niche overall grade - A- / Total schools - 39/ Students - 25,123

3. Dakota Valley School District - North Sioux City, SD

Niche overall grade- A-/ Total schools - 4/ Students - 1,387

2. Dell Rapids School District - Dell Rapids, SD

Niche overall grade - A-/ Total schools - 3/ Students - 982

1. Brandon Valley School District - Brandon Valley, SD

Niche grade overall - A/ Total schools - 9/ Students - 4,948

Source: Niche