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South Dakota Cities

Sioux Falls Schools ( 145,354 ) Belle Fourche Schools ( 7,284 )
Rapid City Schools ( 83,836 ) Custer Schools ( 5,666 )
Aberdeen Schools ( 27,797 ) Hot Springs Schools ( 5,425 )
Watertown Schools ( 23,413 ) Sisseton Schools ( 5,129 )
Brookings Schools ( 20,906 ) Winner Schools ( 4,723 )
Yankton Schools ( 18,007 ) Milbank Schools ( 4,699 )
Mitchell Schools ( 17,567 ) Dell Rapids Schools ( 4,580 )
Pierre Schools ( 15,900 ) Box Elder Schools ( 4,529 )
Spearfish Schools ( 13,229 ) Hartford Schools ( 4,304 )
Huron Schools ( 12,725 ) Canton Schools ( 4,267 )
Vermillion Schools ( 11,003 ) North Sioux City Schools ( 4,100 )
Sturgis Schools ( 9,252 ) Isabel Schools ( 3,983 )
Pine Ridge Schools ( 8,438 ) Harrisburg Schools ( 3,871 )
Madison Schools ( 7,734 ) Mission Schools ( 3,845 )
Brandon Schools ( 7,357 ) Tea Schools ( 3,696 )

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Vermillion School District 13-1
Rapid City Area School District 51-4 Belle Fourche School District 09-1
Watertown School District 14-4 Madison Central School District 39-2
Aberdeen School District 06-1 West Central School District 49-7
Yankton School District 63-3 Tea Area School District 41-5
Brandon Valley School District 49-2 Sisseton School District 54-2
Brookings School District 05-1 Dakota Valley School District 61-8
Meade School District 46-1 Custer School District 16-1
Pierre School District 32-2 Shannon County School District 65-1
Mitchell School District 17-2 Canton School District 41-1
Douglas School District 51-1 Dell Rapids School District 49-3
Spearfish School District 40-2 Milbank School District 25-4
Huron School District 02-2 Lennox School District 41-4
Todd County School District 66-1 Chamberlain School District 07-1
Harrisburg School District 41-2 Lead-deadwood School District 40-1


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State Demographics


Estimated Population (2005): 215
Male:  109
Female:  106
Median Age:  39.5

South Dakota School Districts Information

As of school year 2007, the state of South Dakota has 190 school districts with 755 Public Schools and Private Schools. It has a total combined student population of 121,113 accros _n cities and towns


Cash for schools could go to vote

In 2000, after watching tax limits cripple Colorado's ability to pay for K-12 education, advocates there organized a referendum to put more money into schools rather than tax rebates. It worked. Fifty-three percent of voters approved the measure, increasing the per-student state aid formula by 1 percentage point on top of inflation for each of the next 10 years. With South Dakota educators ...


Schools Ban Racy Anticancer Bracelet

Students at schools in several states have been barred from wearing rubber bracelets produced by a breast-cancer charity that bear the message “I love boobies,” USA Today reports.


"Boobies" Bracelet Brouhaha

Breast cancer awareness bracelets have been banned at a South Dakota high school. The bracelets read "I Love Boobies". While some school districts are allowing students to wear them inside out, Baltic High school is taking a zero tolerance approach.


No. 1 Warriors set to collide with Lincoln

Technically, every game matters. But given the results of the past six years, the Class 11AA prep football season doesn't really get going until a couple of Sioux Falls schools square off. East-side rivals Washington (1-0) and Lincoln (1-0) will do the honors today at Howard Wood Field at 7 p.m.


School District Upset Over Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets

Breast cancer awareness bracelets have been banned at a South Dakota high school.


Education Job Bill Stimulates Heated Debate

In what has become a heated debate across South Dakota, state officials, legislators and educators agree on one point: funding education is vital to the future of our state.


Writing test tossed in favor of teacher-friendly method

South Dakota has thrown out its annual writing assessment and replaced it with a computerized test officials say will be more useful to students and teachers. Under the old test, students in grades 5, 7 and 10 responded to a writing prompt near the end of each school year. An outside company graded the essays on word choice, grammar and other components, and the state published each school's ...


Whitney: Kueter's success at O'Gorman says it all

At times, it seemed like the most urgent question at Wednesday's Bob Burns Dakota Bowl press luncheon was whether Steve Kueter could truly be called a legend. With a season-opening rout of Aberdeen Central, the O'Gorman football coach passed "the legendary Howard Wood" to take over second place on South Dakota's all-time wins list with 247. The only man Kueter trails is "the legendary Max Hawk ...


Ex-Colts emerge as leading men

South's Ryan Goddard, Central's Zach Odell to debut as head football coaches.


Football previews: state schools

ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDSCoach: Brock Spack.2009 record: 6-5 (5-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).2010 opener: Tonight at 6:30 vs. Central Missouri State (1-0).Games to watch: Sept. 11 at Northwestern; Oct. 2 vs. Southern Illinois.Coaches/media choice: Third in MVFC.2010 outlook: Spack, a winner in his first year as a head coach after 12 as defensive coordinator at Purdue, has reasons for ...