The average student-teacher ratio in South Dakota public schools is approximately 14:1 (2026).
Student-Teacher Ratio Range: 1:1
6:1
Avg. Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Public Schools Student-Teacher Ratio Statistics in South Dakota (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student-Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 6-12
4400 W 69th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 9-12
E St
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-8773
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-8773
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Eagle Butte High School - 01
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 9-12
W Frontier Ave
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-8744
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-8744
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 7-8
672 Main St
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-7841
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
(605) 964-7841
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Sdsbvi Elementary - 01
Special Education School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: PK-8
605 14th Ave Se
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 626-2580
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 626-2580
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Spearfish Academy At Canyon Hills Elementary - 09
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: 4-8
2519 Windmill Dr
Spearfish, SD 57783
(605) 717-1229
Spearfish, SD 57783
(605) 717-1229
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Avera Behavioral Health Program - 82
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: K-12
4400 W 69th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 8-12
46560 264th St
Hartford, SD 57033
(605) 528-3799
Hartford, SD 57033
(605) 528-3799
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 9-12
10222 Valley Rd
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Rank: #7 - 107. - 10.
Sdsbvi High School - 02
Special Education School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 9-12
605 14th Ave Se
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 626-2580
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 626-2580
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-8
909 Court Merrill St
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-2486
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-2486
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 9-12
1400 E 10th St
Plankinton, SD 57368
(605) 942-5437
Plankinton, SD 57368
(605) 942-5437
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Axtell Park Middle School - 47
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 6-8
201 N West Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-4266
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-4266
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-5
1401 E 26th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 367-6190
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 367-6190
Rank: #11 - 1511. - 15.
Student-Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: K-8
28781 402nd Ave
Tripp, SD 57376
(605) 935-6766
Tripp, SD 57376
(605) 935-6766
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Arise Shelter Care - 71
Alternative School
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
621 E Presentation St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Doland High School - 01
(Math: <50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
405 N Humphrey Dr
Doland, SD 57436
(605) 635-6241
Doland, SD 57436
(605) 635-6241
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Structured Teaching - 12
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
201 N West Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7647
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Big Stone City Middle School - 03
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-8
655 Walnut St
Big Stone City, SD 57216
(605) 862-8108
Big Stone City, SD 57216
(605) 862-8108
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Bowdle High School - 01
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 9-12
3083 2nd Ave
Bowdle, SD 57428
(605) 285-6590
Bowdle, SD 57428
(605) 285-6590
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Colome High School - 01
(Math: <50% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 9-12
105 Carr St
Colome, SD 57528
(605) 842-1624
Colome, SD 57528
(605) 842-1624
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Edgemont High School - 01
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 9-12
715 Mogul Way
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06
(Math: <50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-8
14625 401st Ave
Stratford, SD 57474
(605) 396-7497
Stratford, SD 57474
(605) 396-7497
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Interior Elementary - 09
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-8
301 A St
Kadoka, SD 57543
(605) 837-2173
Kadoka, SD 57543
(605) 837-2173
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Klein Elementary - 08
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-8
28959 299th St
Mission, SD 57555
(605) 378-3854
Mission, SD 57555
(605) 378-3854
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Mcintosh Elementary - 02
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-4
511 Main St
Mc Intosh, SD 57641
(605) 273-4227
Mc Intosh, SD 57641
(605) 273-4227
Rank: #19 - 2719. - 27.
Mcintosh High School - 01
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 9-12
511 Main St
Mc Intosh, SD 57641
(605) 273-4227
Mc Intosh, SD 57641
(605) 273-4227
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Bowdle Elementary - 02
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-5
3083 2nd Ave
Bowdle, SD 57428
(605) 285-6590
Bowdle, SD 57428
(605) 285-6590
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Cheyenne Elementary - 06
(Reading: ≥50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-8
24882 196th St
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
(605) 223-7745
Fort Pierre, SD 57532
(605) 223-7745
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Grassland Colony Elementary - 06
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-8
11865 370th Ave
Leola, SD 57456
(605) 439-3477
Leola, SD 57456
(605) 439-3477
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Hoven High School - 01
(Reading: ≥50%)
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 9-12
98 5th Ave W
Hoven, SD 57450
(605) 948-2252
Hoven, SD 57450
(605) 948-2252
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-8
43582 Ne Jim River Rd
Menno, SD 57045
(605) 387-5161
Menno, SD 57045
(605) 387-5161
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Lake Preston High School - 01
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 9-12
300 1st St Ne
Lake Preston, SD 57249
(605) 847-4455
Lake Preston, SD 57249
(605) 847-4455
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Leola Jr. High - 03
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: 6-8
820 Leola Ave
Leola, SD 57456
(605) 439-3477
Leola, SD 57456
(605) 439-3477
Rank: #28 - 4128. - 41.
Longvalley Elementary - 10
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1
Grades: K-8
26840 Sd Hwy 73
Kadoka, SD 57543
(605) 837-2173
Kadoka, SD 57543
(605) 837-2173
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the South Dakota average public schools student-teacher ratio?
The South Dakota average public schools student-teacher ratio is 14:1 for 2026.
What are the public schools with the lowest student-teacher ratio in South Dakota?
The best top-ranked public schools in South Dakota include Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81, E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07 and Eagle Butte High School - 01.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the lowest student-teacher ratio in South Dakota?
The public high school with the lowest student-teacher ratio in South Dakota is Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81, with a value of 1:1. The public elementary school with the lowest student-teacher ratio is Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81, with a value of 1:1.
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