This is a list of high schools in the state of South Dakota.

Current schools

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! School !! Type !! City !! County !! Mascot

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| Aberdeen Christian High School || Private || Aberdeen || Brown || Knights

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| Alcester-Hudson High School || Public || Alcester || Union || Cubs

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| Andes Central High School || Public || Lake Andes || Charles Mix || Eagles

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| Arlington High School || Public || Arlington || Kingsbury || Cardinals

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| Armour High School || Public || Armour || Douglas || Nighthawks

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| Avon High School || Public || Avon || Bon Homme || Pirates

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| Baltic High School || Public || Baltic || Minnehaha || Bulldogs

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| Belle Fourche High School || Public || Belle Fourche || Butte || Broncs

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| Bennett County High School || Public || Martin || Bennett || Warriors

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| Beresford High School || Public || Beresford || Union || Watchdogs

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| Bison High School || Public || Bison || Perkins || Cardinals

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| Bon Homme High School || Public || Tyndall || Bon Homme || Cavaliers

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| Bowdle High School || Public || Bowdle || Edmunds || Bobcats

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| Brandon Valley High School || Public || Brandon || Minnehaha || Lynx

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| Bridgewater-Emery High School || Public || Bridgewater || McCook || Huskies/ Seahawks

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| Britton-Hecla High School || Public || Britton || Marshall || Braves

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| Brookings High School || Public || Brookings || Brookings || Bobcats

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| Burke High School || Public || Burke || Gregory || Cougars

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| Canistota High School || Public || Canistota || McCook || Hawks

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| Canton High School || Public || Canton || Lincoln || C-Hawks

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| Career & Technology Education Campus School || || Nemo || Lawrence || None

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| Castlewood High School || Public || Castlewood || Hamlin || Warriors

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| Centerville High School || Public || Centerville || Turner || Tornadoes

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| Central High School || Public || Aberdeen || Brown || Golden Eagles

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| Central High School || Public || Rapid City || Pennington || Cobblers

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| Chamberlain High School || Public || Chamberlain || Brule || Cubs

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| Chester High School || Public || Chester || Lake || Flyers

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| Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School || Public || Eagle Butte || Dewey || Braves

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| Clark High School || Public || Clark || Clark || Cyclones

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| Colome High School || Public || Colome || Tripp || Cowboys

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| Colman-Egan High School || Public || Colman || Moody || Hawks

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| Corsica-Stickney High School || Public || Corsica || Douglas || Comets

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| Crazy Horse School || Public || Wanblee || Jackson || Chiefs

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| Crow Creek Tribal School || Public || Stephan || Hyde || Chieftains

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| Custer High School || Public || Custer || Custer || Wildcats

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| Dakota Christian High School || Private || New Holland || Douglas || Cadets

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| Dakota Valley High School || Public || North Sioux City || Union || Panthers

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| Dell Rapids High School || Public || Dell Rapids || Minnehaha || Quarriers

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| De Smet High School || Public || De Smet || Kingsbury || Bulldogs

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| Deubrook High School || Public || White || Brookings || Dolphins

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| Deuel High School || Public || Clear Lake || Deuel || Cardinals

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| Doland High School || Public || Doland || Spink || Wheelers

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| Douglas High School || Public || Box Elder || Pennington || Patriots

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| Dupree High School || Public || Dupree || Ziebach || Tigers

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| Edgemont High School || Public || Edgemont || Fall River || Moguls

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| Edmunds Central High School || Public || Roscoe || Edmunds || Raiders

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| Elk Point-Jefferson High School || Public || Elk Point || Union || Huskies

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| Elkton-Lake Benton High School || Public || Elkton || Brookings || Elks

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| Estelline High School || Public || Estelline || Hamlin || Red Hawks

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| Ethan High School || Public || Ethan || Davison || Rustlers

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| Faith High School || Public || Faith || Meade || Longhorns

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| Faulkton High School || Public || Faulkton || Faulk || Trojans

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| Flandreau High School || Public || Flandreau || Moody || Fliers

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| Flandreau Indian School || || Flandreau || Moody || Indians

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| Florence High School || Public || Florence || Codington || Falcons

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| Frederick High School || Public || Frederick || Brown || Vikings/Titans

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| Freeman Academy || Private || Freeman || Hutchinson || Bobcats

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| Freeman High School || Public || Freeman || Hutchinson || Flyers

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| Garretson High School || Public || Garretson || Minnehaha || Blue Dragons

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| Gayville-Volin High School || Public || Gayville || Yankton || Raiders

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| Gettysburg High School || Public || Gettysburg || Potter || Battlers

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| Great Plains Lutheran High School || Private || Watertown || Codington || Panthers

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| Grant-Deuel High School || Public || Revillo || Grant || Wildcats

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| Gregory High School || Public || Gregory || Gregory || Gorillas

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| Groton High School || Public || Groton || Brown || Tigers

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| Hamlin High School || Public || Hayti || Hamlin || Chargers

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| Hanson High School || Public || Alexandria || Hanson || Beavers/Beaverettes

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| Harding County High School || Public || Buffalo || Harding || Ranchers

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| Harrisburg High School || Public || Harrisburg || Lincoln || Tigers

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| Henry High School || Public || Henry || Codington || Falcons

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| Herreid High School || Public || Herreid || Campbell || Yellowjackets

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| Highmore-Harrold High School || Public || Highmore || Hyde || Pirates

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| Hill City High School || Public || Hill City || Pennington || Rangers

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| Hitchcock-Tulare High School || Public || Tulare || Spink || Patriots

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| Hoven High School || Public || Hoven || Potter || Greyhounds/Battlers

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| Hot Springs High School || Public || Hot Springs || Fall River || Bison

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| Howard High School || Public || Howard || Miner || Tigers

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| Huron High School|| Public || Huron || Beadle || Tigers

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| Ipswich High School || Public || Ipswich || Edmunds || Tigers

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| Irene High School || Public || Irene || Yankton || Eagles

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| Iroquois High School || Public || Iroquois || Kingsbury || Chiefs

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| James Valley Christian School || Private || Huron || Beadle || Vikings

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| Joe Foss Alternative High School || Alternative public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha ||

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| Jones County High School || Public || Murdo || Jones || Coyotes

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| Kadoka Area High School || Public || Kadoka || Jackson || Kougars

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| Kimball High School || Public || Kimball || Brule || Kiotes

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| Lake Preston High School || Public || Lake Preston || Kingsbury || Divers

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| Lakota Tech High School|| Public || Pine Ridge || Oglala Lakota || Tatanka

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| Langford High School || Public || Langford || Marshall || Lions

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| Lead-Deadwood High School || Public || Lead || Lawrence || Golddiggers

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| Lemmon High School || Public || Lemmon || Perkins || Cowboys

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| Lennox High School || Public || Lennox || Lincoln || Orioles

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| Leola High School || Public || Leola || McPherson || Pirates/Titans

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| Lincoln High School || Public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha || Patriots

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| Liberty Baptist Academy || Private || Rapid City || Pennington ||

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| Little Wound School || || Kyle || Oglala Lakota || Mustangs

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| Lower Brule High School || || Lower Brule || Lyman || Sioux

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| Lutheran High School of Sioux Falls || Private || Sioux Falls || Lincoln || Eagles

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| Lyman High School || Public || Presho || Lyman || Raiders

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| Madison High School || Public || Madison || Lake || Bulldogs

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| Marion High School || Public || Marion || Turner || Bears

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| Marty Indian School || || Marty || Charles Mix || Braves

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| McCook Central High School || Public || Salem || McCook || Cougars

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| McIntosh High School || Public || McIntosh || Corson || Tigers

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| McLaughlin High School || Public || McLaughlin || Corson || Mustangs

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| Menno High School || Public || Menno || Hutchinson || Wolves

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| Milbank High School || Public || Milbank || Grant || Bulldogs

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| Miller High School || Public || Miller || Hand || Rustlers

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| Mitchell Christian High School || Private || Mitchell || Davison || Golden Eagles

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| Mitchell High School || Public || Mitchell || Davison || Kernels

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| Mobridge-Pollock High School || Public || Mobridge || Walworth || Tigers

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| Montrose High School || Public || Montrose || McCook || Fighting Irish

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| Mount Vernon High School || Public || Mount Vernon || Davison || Mustangs

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| Northwestern High School || Public || Mellette || Spink || Wildcats

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| Newell High School || Public || Newell || Butte || Irrigators

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| New Underwood High School || Public || New Underwood || Pennington || Tigers

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| Oelrichs High School || Public || Oelrichs || Fall River || Tigers

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| O'Gorman High School || Private || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha || Knights

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| Oldham-Ramona High School || Public || Ramona || Lake || Rockets/Raiders

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| Parker High School || Public || Parker || Turner || Pheasants

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| Parkston High School || Public || Parkston || Hutchinson || Trojans

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| Philip High School || Public || Philip || Haakon || Scotties

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| Pine Ridge School || || Pine Ridge || Oglala Lakota || Thorpes

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| Plankinton High School || Public || Plankinton || Aurora || Pirates/Warriors

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| Platte-Geddes High School || Public || Platte || Charles Mix || Black Panthers

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| Rapid City High School || Public Alternative || Rapid City || Pennington || Eagles

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| Rapid City Christian School || Private || Rapid City || Pennington || Comets

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| Red Cloud Indian School || || Pine Ridge || Oglala Lakota || Crusaders

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| Redfield High School || Public || Redfield || Spink || Pheasants

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| Roncalli High School || Private || Aberdeen || Brown || Cavaliers

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| Roosevelt High School || Public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha || Rough Riders

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| Rosholt High School || Public || Rosholt || Roberts || Raiders/Tigers

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| Rutland High School || Public || Rutland || Lake || Raiders

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| St. Francis Indian School || || St. Francis || Todd || Warriors

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| St. Mary High School || Private || Dell Rapids || Minnehaha || Cardinals

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| St. Mary's Catholic School || Private || Salem || McCook || Falcons

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| St. Thomas More High School || Private || Rapid City || Pennington || Cavaliers

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| Sanborn Central High School || Public || Forestburg || Sanborn || Rebels

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| Scotland High School || Public || Scotland || Bon Homme || Highlanders

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| Second Chance High School || Alternative public || Mitchell || Davison ||

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| Selby High School || Public || Selby || Walworth || Lions

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| Sioux Falls Christian High School || Private || Sioux Falls || Lincoln || Chargers

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| Sioux Falls New Technology High School || Public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha County ||

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| Sioux Valley High School || Public || Volga || Brookings || Cossacks

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| Sisseton High School || Public || Sisseton || Roberts || Redmen

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| South Central High School || Public || Bonesteel || Gregory || Cougars

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| South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired || Public || Aberdeen || Brown || Pioneers

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| Spearfish High School || Public || Spearfish || Lawrence || Spartans

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| Stanley County High School || Public || Fort Pierre || Stanley || Buffalos

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| Stevens High School || Public || Rapid City || Pennington || Raiders

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| Sturgis Academy || Alternative public || Sturgis || Meade ||

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| Sturgis Brown High School || Public || Sturgis || Meade || Scoopers

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| Sully Buttes High School || Public || Onida || Sully || Chargers

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| Summit High School || Public || Summit || Roberts || Eagles

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| Sunshine Bible Academy || Private || rural || Hand || Crusaders

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| Takini High School || Public || Howes || Meade || Skyhawks

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| Tea Area High School || Public || Tea || Lincoln || Titans

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| T.F. Riggs High School || Public || Pierre || Hughes || Governors

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| Jefferson High School || Public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha || Cavaliers

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| Timber Lake High School || Public || Timber Lake || Dewey || Panthers

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| Tiospaye Topa High School || || Ridgeview || Dewey || Thunder Hawks

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| Tiospa Zina High School || || Agency Village || Roberts || Wambdi

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| Todd County High School || Public || Mission || Todd || Falcons

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| Tripp-Delmont High School || Public || Tripp || Hutchinson || Nighthawks

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| Tri-Valley High School || Public || Colton || Minnehaha || Mustangs

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| Vermillion High School || Public || Vermillion || Clay || Tanagers

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| Viborg-Hurley High School || Public || Viborg || Turner || Cougars

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| Wagner High School || Public || Wagner || Charles Mix || Red Raiders

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| Wall High School || Public || Wall || Pennington || Eagles

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| Wakpala High School || Public || Wakpala || Corson || Sioux

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| Washington High School || Public || Sioux Falls || Minnehaha || Warriors

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| Warner High School || Public || Warner || Brown || Monarchs

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| Watertown Senior High School || Public || Watertown || Codington || Arrows

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| Waubay High School || Public || Waubay || Day || Dragons

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| Waverly-South Shore High School || Public || Waverly || Codington || Coyotes

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| Webster High School || Public || Webster || Day || Bearcats

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| Wessington Springs High School || Public || Wessington Springs || Jerauld || Spartans

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| West Central High School || Public || Hartford || Minnehaha || Trojans

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| White Lake High School || Public || White Lake || Aurora || Wolverines

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| White River High School || Public || White River || Mellette || Tigers

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| Willow Lake High School || Public || Willow Lake || Clark || Pirates

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| Wilmot High School || Public || Wilmot || Roberts || Wolves

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| Winner High School || Public || Winner || Tripp || Warriors

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| Wolsey-Wessington High School || Public || Wolsey || Beadle || Warbirds

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| Woonsocket High School || Public || Woonsocket || Sanborn || Redmen/Lady Redmen

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| Yankton High School || Public || Yankton || Yankton || Bucks/Gazelles

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Closed schools

This is an incomplete list of former schools, nicknames, years closed, and additional info.

  • Agar High School "Hi-Pointers" (pre-1984)/"Chargers" (1993-20??), Agar (Closed 1984, reopened 1993, closed 20??, now part of Sully Buttes High School)
  • Akaska High School "Raiders"
  • Alpena High School "Wildcats", Alpena
  • Amherst High School "Wildcats"
  • Andover High School "Gorillas"
  • Ardmore High School "Rattlers"
  • Argonne High School "Arrows"
  • Artesian-Letcher High School "Rams", Artesian (Closed, now part of Sanborn Central High School)
  • Ashton High School "Cardinals"
  • Astoria High School "Comets"
  • Athol High School "Arrows"
  • Augustana Academy "Knights", Canton
  • Bancroft Eagles
  • Barnard Bears
  • Bath Warriors
  • Belvidere Comets
  • Big Stone City Lions
  • Blunt Monarchs
  • Bonesteel Tigers
  • Bonilla Eagles
  • Bradley Bombers
  • Brandt Bulldogs
  • Brentford Braves
  • Bridgewater Wildcats
  • Bristol High School "Pirates", Bristol (Closed in 2004)
  • Bruce Bees
  • Bryant Scotties
  • Buffalo Gap Buffaloes
  • Burbank Owls
  • Burke Bulldogs
  • Canning Coyotes
  • Canova Eagles
  • Carthage Eagles
  • Cathedral High School "Gaels", Rapid City
  • Cathedral High School "Irish", Sioux Falls
  • Cavour Cougars
  • Chancellor Wildcats
  • Claire City Comets
  • Claremont Honkers
  • Clark Comets
  • Colman Wildcats
  • Colton Panthers
  • Conde High School "Spartans", Conde (closed, now part of Doland High, Groton High, Northwestern High)
  • Corona Midgets
  • Corsica Comets
  • Cottonwood Coyotes
  • Columbia Comets
  • Cresbard High School "Comets", Cresbard (Closed, now part of Faulkton Area School)
  • Dallas Coyotes
  • Dante Gophers
  • Davis Bulldogs
  • Deadwood Bears
  • Delmont Wildcats
  • Draper Bulldogs
  • Eagle Butte Warriors
  • Eastern High School "Yellowjackets", Madison
  • Egan Bluejays
  • Elk Point Pointers
  • Emery High School "Eagles", Emery (Consolidated with Bridgewater in 2011, now called Bridgewater-Emery High School)
  • Erwin Arrows
  • Fairfax Broncos
  • Farmer Orioles
  • Fedora Tigers
  • Florence Flyers
  • Forestburg Buccaneers
  • Frankfort Falcons
  • Franklin Flyers
  • Fort Pierre Buffaloes
  • Fort Thompson Buffaloes
  • Fulton Pirates
  • Gann Valley Buffaloes
  • Garden City Dragons
  • Gary Tigers
  • Gayville Orioles
  • Geddes Rams
  • General Beadle High School "Bluejays", Madison
  • Glenham High School "Eagles", Glenham, South Dakota (closed in 1984, now part of Selby Area Schools)
  • Goodwin Eagles
  • Harrold High School, Harrold (Closed, now part of Highmore-Harrold Schools)
  • Hartford Pirates
  • Hayti Redbirds
  • Hazel Mustangs
  • Hecla Rockets
  • Henry Owls
  • Hetland Broncos
  • Hitchcock Bluejays
  • Holabird Cardinals
  • Hosmer Tigers (Closed, now part of Edmunds-Central Schools)
  • Hudson Trojans
  • Humboldt Eagles
  • Hurley High School "Bulldogs", Hurley, (Closed, now part of Viborg-Hurley High School)
  • Interior Cubs
  • Irene High School "Cardinals", Irene (Closed, now part of Irene-Wakonda)
  • Isabel High School "Wildcats", Isabel (Closed, now Part of Timber Lake High, Mclntosh High)
  • Java Panthers (Closed, now part of Selby Area Schools)
  • Jefferson Blackhawks
  • Kennebec Canaries
  • Kidder Tigers
  • Lake City Golden Eagles
  • Lake Norden Bluejays
  • Lane Trojans
  • Lebanon Bulldogs
  • Letcher Tigers
  • Lily Wildcats
  • Logan Arrows
  • Loyalton Lions
  • Lyons Lions
  • Midland High School, Midland (Closed, now part of Kadoka Area High School)
  • Martin Warriors
  • Meckling Panthers
  • Melette Terriers
  • Monroe "Wooden Shoed Canaries"
  • New Effington Tigers
  • Nisland Mustangs
  • Northville Panthers
  • Northwestern Lutheran Academy Wildcats
  • Notre Dame High School "Comets", Mitchell
  • Oldham Dragons
  • Olivet Eagles
  • Onaka Pirates
  • Onida Warriors
  • Orient Hawks
  • Orland Eagles
  • Peever Panthers
  • Pickstown Engineers
  • Piedmont Hawks
  • Pierpont Panthers
  • Plano Panthers
  • Pollock High School "Bulldogs", Pollock (Closed, now part of Mobridge-Pollock High School)
  • Polo Bears
  • Presho Wolves
  • Provo Rattlers
  • Pukwana Wildcats
  • Quinn Quintuplets
  • Ramona Rockets
  • Ravinia Bears
  • Raymond Redwings
  • Ree Heights Warriors
  • Reliance Longhorns
  • Rockham Trojans
  • Roscoe Hornets
  • Roslyn High School "Vikings", Roslyn
  • Rutland Ramblers
  • St. Agatha High School "Agates", Howard
  • St. Lawrence Wolves
  • St. Martens High School "Ravens", Rapid City
  • St. Thomas Shamrocks
  • Salem Cubs
  • Seneca Bluejays
  • Sherman Tigers
  • Sinai Rebels
  • Spencer Cardinals
  • South Dakota School for the Deaf Pheasants
  • South Shore Comets
  • Springfield Trojans
  • Stickney High School "Raiders", Stickney (Closed, now part of Corsica-Stickney High School)
  • Strandburg Tigers
  • Stratford Vikings
  • Tabor Cardinals
  • Thomas Tigers
  • Thompson Buffaloes
  • Thorpe Wolves
  • Trent Warriors
  • Toronto Vikings
  • Tripp Wildcats
  • Tulare Chieftains
  • Turton Frogs
  • Tyndall Panthers
  • Vale Beetdiggers
  • Valley Springs Wolverines
  • Veblen High School "Cardinals", Veblen (Closed, now part of Sisseton High School)
  • Vienna Panthers
  • Virgil Pirates
  • Vivian Bearcats
  • Volin Bluejays
  • Wakonda High School "Warriors", Wakonda (Closed, now part of Irene-Wakonda)
  • Wallace Bulldogs
  • Wasta Flyers
  • Waverly Woodchucks
  • Wentworth Warriors
  • Wessington Warriors
  • Wessington Springs Academy "Hornets", Wessington Springs
  • West Lyman Raiders
  • White Wildcats
  • White Lake Wolverines
  • Winfred Warriors
  • Willow Lake Pirates
  • Witten Wildcats
  • Wolsey Cardinals
  • Wood Bulldogs
  • Worthing Eagles
  • Yale Trojans

See also

  • List of school districts in South Dakota
  • List of colleges and universities in South Dakota

Notes

:A Sunshine Bible Academy is located 13 miles south of Miller.

Sources

  • Links to school web-sites.
  • South Dakota High School Activities Association