Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Sioux Falls and Mapleton, and parts of Wayne.

At a glance

25,060Students enrolled

45Schools

2Towns served

$12,316Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

51%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Sioux FallsMapleton

Grades PK–5

23 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

24 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

6 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades K–5

Renberg Elementary - 42155 students · RennerThis district

Grades 6–8

7 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs SD

Math proficiency39%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 84.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,316

per student each year · 6% below the SD average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration33%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)54%

State34%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

24,438’20

24,798’21

25,122’22

25,227’23

25,060’24

Students

White · 55%13,723

Hispanic · 17%4,192

Black · 13%3,288

Two or more races · 8%2,019

American Indian/Alaska Native · 5%1,165

Asian · 2%616

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Sioux Falls201,469 people

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Mapleton2,481 people

Also covers small parts of Wayne.

Schools45 in district

Level

All 45 Preschool 1 Elementary 25 Middle 7 High 8 Other 4

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Discovery Elementary - 26Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 873 students · Sioux Falls

BPublic 📚

RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 846 students · Sioux Falls

B+Public 📚

Hayward Elementary - 38Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 728 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 690 students · Sioux Falls

APublic 📚

Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 681 students · Sioux Falls

B+Public 📚

John Harris Elementary - 23Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 666 students · Sioux Falls

APublic 📚

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Elementary · Grades K–5 · 661 students · Sioux Falls

B+Public 📚

Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 632 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Elementary · Grades K–5 · 618 students · Sioux Falls

C-Public 📚

Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Elementary · Grades K–5 · 608 students · Sioux Falls

B-Public 📚

Garfield Elementary - 19Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 574 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66Elementary · Grades K–5 · 472 students · Sioux Falls

CPublic 📚

Cleveland Elementary - 14Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 465 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31Elementary · Grades K–5 · 447 students · Sioux Falls

C-Public 📚

Robert Frost Elementary - 18Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 447 students · Sioux Falls

CPublic 📚

Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16Elementary · Grades K–5 · 444 students · Sioux Falls

CPublic 📚

Hawthorne Elementary - 56Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Lowell Elementary - 28Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 426 students · Sioux Falls

C-Public 📚

Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Elementary · Grades K–5 · 412 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic 📚

Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 291 students · Sioux Falls

C-Public 📚

Challenge Center - 51Elementary · Grades 2–5 · 165 students · Sioux Falls

A+Public 📚

Renberg Elementary - 42Elementary · Grades K–5 · 155 students · Renner

C-Public 📚

All City Elementary - 50Elementary · Grades K–5 · 149 students · Sioux Falls

A+Public 📚

Elementary Immersion Center - 43Elementary · Grades K–5 · 106 students · Sioux Falls

D-Public 📚

Bridges At Horace Mann - 52Elementary · Grades K–5 · 55 students · Sioux Falls

D-Public 📚

Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · Grades 6–8 · 1,133 students · Sioux Falls

BPublic 📚

Edison Middle School - 06Middle · Grades 6–8 · 937 students · Sioux Falls

B+Public 📚

Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Middle · Grades 6–8 · 925 students · Sioux Falls

B-Public 📚

Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Middle · Grades 6–8 · 885 students · Sioux Falls

Public 📚

George McGovern Middle School -09Middle · Grades 6–8 · 780 students · Sioux Falls

DPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Tri-Valley School District 49-6Benton · $12,899 per student

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Harrisburg School District 41-2Delapre · Springdale · $11,823 per student

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Baltic School District 49-1Sverdrup · $11,805 per student

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Canton School District 41-1Springdale · $12,233 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.