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Best School Counties in South Dakota 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in South Dakota

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Stanley County, SD
74
2Sully County, SD
70
3Jackson County, SD
68.8
4Dewey County, SD
68
5Lyman County, SD
66.8
6Harding County, SD
66.3
7Potter County, SD
64.1
8Hand County, SD
60.3
9Custer County, SD
57.1
10Hutchinson County, SD
56.6

All South Dakota Counties — Schools Rankings

65 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Stanley County, SD
74
60.1
2Sully County, SD
70
70
3Jackson County, SD
68.8
66.7
4Dewey County, SD
68
54.1
5Lyman County, SD
66.8
59.4
6Harding County, SD
66.3
74.8
7Potter County, SD
64.1
66.2
8Hand County, SD
60.3
72.3
9Custer County, SD
57.1
50.7
10Hutchinson County, SD
56.6
65.7
11Gregory County, SD
53.6
61.9
12Miner County, SD
53.6
68
13Grant County, SD
53.4
68.9
14Ziebach County, SD
52.8
63.9
15Faulk County, SD
52.3
68.8
16Perkins County, SD
52.2
66.3
17Kingsbury County, SD
50.4
66.5
18Deuel County, SD
50.3
67.3
19Brookings County, SD
46.4
48.5
20Campbell County, SD
45.9
62.9
21Davison County, SD
45.4
43.3
22Corson County, SD
45.3
49
23Charles Mix County, SD
44.6
55.3
24Walworth County, SD
42.3
50.6
25Oglala Lakota County, SD
42
65.4
26Yankton County, SD
41.6
42.9
27Edmunds County, SD
41
62.8
28Bon Homme County, SD
40.8
61.9
29McPherson County, SD
40.8
60.5
30Mellette County, SD
40.4
51.8
31Hamlin County, SD
40
57.1
32Union County, SD
38.9
51.5
33Aurora County, SD
38.5
61.3
34Day County, SD
38.4
60.5
35McCook County, SD
37.1
58.8
36Turner County, SD
36.9
59.3
37Brown County, SD
36
42.5
38Hughes County, SD
35.6
42.3
39Jones County, SD
35.5
58.8
40Lincoln County, SD
34.3
34.4
41Spink County, SD
34.3
58.6
42Tripp County, SD
33.2
50.6
43Lawrence County, SD
30.3
43.9
44Douglas County, SD
30.2
61.5
45Sanborn County, SD
29.8
61.6
46Haakon County, SD
29.1
65.5
47Todd County, SD
28.7
50.4
48Bennett County, SD
28.6
43
49Hanson County, SD
28.3
62.2
50Brule County, SD
24.8
46.4
51Marshall County, SD
24.5
64.5
52Minnehaha County, SD
24.2
49.5
53Codington County, SD
20.4
40.4
54Hyde County, SD
20.2
57.4
55Roberts County, SD
18.5
52.8
56Clark County, SD
16.4
63
57Pennington County, SD
15
27.8
58Beadle County, SD
14.8
43.2
59Butte County, SD
14.6
43.5
60Jerauld County, SD
13.9
65.9
61Meade County, SD
12.5
34.5
62Clay County, SD
12.3
37.1
63Fall River County, SD
10.7
46.6
64Moody County, SD
9.4
50.5
65Lake County, SD
8.6
51

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