| School district | City | Teachers (FTE) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Sioux Falls | 1,690 | Official site |
| Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Rapid City | 770 | Official site |
| Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Harrisburg | 460 | Official site |
| Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Aberdeen | 303 | Official site |
| Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Brandon | 291 | Official site |
| Watertown School District 14-4 | Watertown | 239 | Official site |
| Brookings School District 05-1 | Brookings | 232 | Official site |
| Meade School District 46-1 | Sturgis | 214 | Official site |
| Mitchell School District 17-2 | Mitchell | 195 | Official site |
| Douglas School District 51-1 | Box Elder | 183 | Official site |
| Huron School District 02-2 | Huron | 182 | Official site |
| Yankton School District 63-3 | Yankton | 180 | Official site |
| Spearfish School District 40-2 | Spearfish | 169 | Official site |
| Pierre School District 32-2 | Pierre | 167 | Official site |
| Todd County School District 66-1 | Mission | 157 | Official site |
| Tea Area School District 41-5 | Tea | 146 | Official site |
| Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Batesland | 143 | Official site |
| Vermillion School District 13-1 | Vermillion | 101 | Official site |
| Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Belle Fourche | 96 | Official site |
| West Central School District 49-7 | Hartford | 92 | Official site |
| Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | North Sioux City | 89 | Official site |
| Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Chamberlain | 81 | Official site |
| Madison Central School District 39-2 | Madison | 81 | Official site |
| Milbank School District 25-4 | Milbank | 80 | Official site |
| Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Wagner | 79 | Official site |
| Sisseton School District 54-2 | Sisseton | 78 | Official site |
| Custer School District 16-1 | Custer | 75 | Official site |
| Lennox School District 41-4 | Lennox | 72 | Official site |
| Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Lead | 68 | Official site |
| Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Colton | 68 | Official site |
| Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | Dell Rapids | 65 | Official site |
| Canton School District 41-1 | Canton | 62 | Official site |
| Flandreau School District 50-3 | Flandreau | 61 | Official site |
| Hamlin School District 28-3 | Hayti | 58 | Official site |
| Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Hot Springs | 58 | Official site |
| Winner School District 59-2 | Winner | 53 | Official site |
| Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Volga | 52 | Official site |
| Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Elk Point | 51 | Official site |
| Redfield School District 56-4 | Redfield | 50 | Official site |
| McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Mclaughlin | 48 | Official site |
| Beresford School District 61-2 | Beresford | 46 | Official site |
| Bon Homme School District 04-2 | Tyndall | 46 | Official site |
| Parkston School District 33-3 | Parkston | 46 | Official site |
| Bennett County School District 03-1 | Martin | 44 | Official site |
| Groton Area School District 06-6 | Groton | 44 | Official site |
| Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 | Platte | 44 | Official site |
| Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | Eagle Butte | 42 | Official site |
| Clark School District 12-2 | Clark | 41 | Official site |
| Deuel School District 19-4 | Clear Lake | 41 | Official site |
| Miller School District 29-4 | Miller | 41 | Official site |
| Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Mobridge | 41 | Official site |
| White River School District 47-1 | White River | 40 | Official site |
| Webster Area School District 18-5 | Webster | 39 | Official site |
| Baltic School District 49-1 | Baltic | 37 | Official site |
| Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | White | 37 | Official site |
| Garretson School District 49-4 | Garretson | 37 | Official site |
| Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Britton | 36 | Official site |
| Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 | Faulkton | 36 | Official site |
| Freeman School District 33-1 | Freeman | 36 | Official site |
| Hill City School District 51-2 | Hill City | 36 | Official site |
| Stanley County School District 57-1 | Fort Pierre | 36 | Official site |
| Timber Lake School District 20-3 | Timber Lake | 36 | Official site |
| Chester Area School District 39-1 | Chester | 35 | Official site |
| Elkton School District 05-3 | Elkton | 35 | Official site |
| Gregory School District 26-4 | Gregory | 35 | Official site |
| McCook Central School District 43-7 | Salem | 35 | Official site |
| Ipswich Public School District 22-6 | Ipswich | 34 | Official site |
| Lyman School District 42-1 | Presho | 34 | Official site |
| Parker School District 60-4 | Parker | 34 | Official site |
| Dupree School District 64-2 | Dupree | 33 | Official site |
| Kadoka Area School District 35-2 | Kadoka | 33 | Official site |
| Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Rutland | 32 | Official site |
| Andes Central School District 11-1 | Lake Andes | 31 | Official site |
| Kimball School District 07-2 | Kimball | 31 | Official site |
| Menno School District 33-2 | Menno | 30 | Official site |
| Plankinton School District 01-1 | Plankinton | 30 | Official site |
| Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Alcester | 29 | Official site |
| Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 | Bridgewater | 29 | Official site |
| Hanson School District 30-1 | Alexandria | 29 | Official site |
| Howard School District 48-3 | Howard | 29 | Official site |
| Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Viborg | 29 | Official site |
| Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Wessington Springs | 28 | Official site |
| De Smet School District 38-2 | De Smet | 27 | Official site |
| Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 | Onida | 26 | Official site |
| Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | Mellette | 26 | Official site |
| Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Wolsey | 26 | Official site |
| Canistota School District 43-1 | Canistota | 25 | Official site |
| Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 | Tulare | 25 | Official site |
| Lemmon School District 52-4 | Lemmon | 25 | Official site |
| Arlington School District 38-1 | Arlington | 24 | Official site |
| Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Colman | 24 | Official site |
| Florence School District 14-1 | Florence | 24 | Official site |
| Leola School District 44-2 | Leola | 24 | Official site |
| Warner School District 06-5 | Warner | 24 | Official site |
| Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Willow Lake | 24 | Official site |
| Castlewood School District 28-1 | Castlewood | 23 | Official site |
| Corsica-Stickney 21-3 | Corsica | 23 | Official site |
| Estelline School District 28-2 | Estelline | 23 | Official site |
| Haakon School District 27-1 | Philip | 23 | Official site |
| Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 | Highmore | 23 | Official site |
| Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | Irene | 23 | Official site |
| McIntosh School District 15-1 | Mcintosh | 23 | Official site |
| Montrose School District 43-2 | Montrose | 23 | Official site |
| Scotland School District 04-3 | Scotland | 23 | Official site |
| Wall School District 51-5 | Wall | 23 | Official site |
| Waverly School District 14-5 | Waverly | 23 | Official site |
| Armour School District 21-1 | Armour | 22 | Official site |
| Centerville School District 60-1 | Centerville | 22 | Official site |
| Ethan School District 17-1 | Ethan | 22 | Official site |
| Lake Preston School District 38-3 | Lake Preston | 22 | Official site |
| Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | Forestburg | 22 | Official site |
| Wilmot School District 54-7 | Wilmot | 22 | Official site |
| Avon School District 04-1 | Avon | 21 | Official site |
| Burke School District 26-2 | Burke | 21 | Official site |
| Harding County School District 31-1 | Buffalo | 21 | Official site |
| Iroquois School District 02-3 | Iroquois | 21 | Official site |
| Marion School District 60-3 | Marion | 21 | Official site |
| Mount Vernon School District 17-3 | Mount Vernon | 21 | Official site |
| Newell School District 09-2 | Newell | 21 | Official site |
| Rosholt School District 54-4 | Rosholt | 21 | Official site |
| Colome School District 59-3 | Colome | 20 | Official site |
| Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Gayville | 20 | Official site |
| Jones County School District 37-3 | Murdo | 20 | Official site |
| New Underwood School District 51-3 | New Underwood | 20 | Official site |
| Selby Area School District 62-5 | Selby | 20 | Official site |
| Smee School District 15-3 | Wakpala | 20 | Official site |
| Waubay School District 18-3 | Waubay | 20 | Official site |
| Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Woonsocket | 20 | Official site |
| Gettysburg School District 53-1 | Gettysburg | 19 | Official site |
| Summit School District 54-6 | Summit | 19 | Official site |
| Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 | Tripp | 19 | Official site |
| Doland School District 56-2 | Doland | 18 | Official site |
| Eureka School District 44-1 | Eureka | 18 | Official site |
| Frederick Area School District 06-2 | Frederick | 18 | Official site |
| Henry School District 14-2 | Henry | 18 | Official site |
| Langford Area School District 45-5 | Langford | 18 | Official site |
| Bison School District 52-1 | Bison | 17 | Official site |
| Edmunds Central School District 22-5 | Roscoe | 17 | Official site |
| Faith School District 46-2 | Faith | 17 | Official site |
| Edgemont School District 23-1 | Edgemont | 16 | Official site |
| Herreid School District 10-1 | Herreid | 16 | Official site |
| Bowdle School District 22-1 | Bowdle | 15 | Official site |
| Hoven School District 53-2 | Hoven | 15 | Official site |
| Oelrichs School District 23-3 | Oelrichs | 15 | Official site |
| White Lake School District 01-3 | White Lake | 14 | Official site |
| Big Stone City School District 25-1 | Big Stone City | 11 | Official site |
| South Central School District 26-5 | Bonesteel | 7 | Official site |
| Elk Mountain School District 16-2 | Edgemont | 3 | — |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff). Data captured September 30, 2026.
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