countyscore

Best Schools Counties in South Dakota

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment Compare rankings across all 66 counties.

Average Schools Score
38/100
Top County
Stanley County
Counties Ranked
65

Top 10

#1
Stanley County
SD
74/100
#2
Sully County
SD
70/100
#3
Jackson County
SD
69/100
#4
Dewey County
SD
68/100
#5
Lyman County
SD
67/100
#6
Harding County
SD
66/100
#7
Potter County
SD
64/100
#8
Hand County
SD
60/100
#9
Custer County
SD
57/100
#10
Hutchinson County
SD
57/100

All South Dakota Counties Ranked

#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
51.9
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
50.7
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
50.5
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

Data Source

Schools data from SchoolsByCounty. See full details at SchoolsByCounty. Data updated February 2026.