Private middle schools in South Dakota (48)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Sioux Falls Catholic School	Sioux Falls	PreK-12	2,231	21.8	Roman Catholic
Sioux Falls Christian Schools	Sioux Falls	PreK-12	1,382	16.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Rapid City Catholic School System	Rapid City	PreK-12	650	12.2	Roman Catholic
Aberdeen Catholic Schools	Aberdeen	PreK-12	482	13	Roman Catholic
Roncalli Primary School	Aberdeen	PreK-12	482	13.2	Roman Catholic
Red Cloud Indian School	Pine Ridge	K-12	435	6.7	Roman Catholic
O'Gorman Junior High School	Sioux Falls	7-8	329	12.4	Roman Catholic
Sioux Falls Lutheran School	Sioux Falls	PreK-12	301	12.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Sacred Heart School	Yankton	PreK-8	263	8.7	Roman Catholic
Roncalli Jr & Sr High School	Aberdeen	6-12	232	11.1	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Middle School -	Yankton	PreK-8	230	8.8	Roman Catholic
St. Mary Catholic School	Dell Rapids	PreK-12	222	14	Roman Catholic
James Valley Christian School	Huron	PreK-12	208	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Aberdeen Christian School	Aberdeen	PreK-12	206	8	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Michael School	Sioux Falls	PreK-6	187	9.8	Roman Catholic
St. Martins Lutheran School	Watertown	PreK-8	164	15.5	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Mitchell Christian School	Mitchell	PreK-12	147	9.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Black Hills Christian Academy	Spearfish	PreK-12	134	9.7	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Joseph Indian School	Chamberlain	1-8	134	7.1	Roman Catholic
Creekside Christian School	Rapid City	K-8	128	11	Other religious
St. Pauls Lutheran School	Rapid City	K-8	127	12.8	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary	Porcupine	K-8	113	9.4	Roman Catholic
Pierre Indian Learning Center	Pierre	1-8	107	6.3	Nonsectarian
Lifescape	Sioux Falls	1-12	107	8.9	Nonsectarian
Christ the King Grade School	Sioux Falls	PreK-6	102	5.3	Roman Catholic
Dakota Christian School	Corsica	PreK-12	94	9	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Lawrence School	Milbank	PreK-6	91	10.1	Roman Catholic
Children's Home Society of SD/Loving School	Sioux Falls	PreK-8	85	7.3	Nonsectarian
Sunshine Bible Academy	Miller	PreK-12	82	7.1	Christian (nondenominational)
St. John Paul II Elementary School	Mitchell	PreK-6	82	7.7	Roman Catholic
Watertown Christian School	Watertown	PreK-8	79	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Trinity Lutheran School	Aberdeen	K-8	62	13.5	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Windswept Academy	Eagle Butte	K-11	61	7.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Freeman Academy	Freeman	PreK-12	56	4.6	Mennonite
Good Shepherd Lutheran	Sioux Falls	K-8	52	10.4	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Accurate and Conscious Education Academy	Sioux Falls	PreK-10	46	8.4	Nonsectarian
Children's House Montessori	Rapid City	PreK-6	45	9	Nonsectarian
Volga Christian School	Volga	PreK-6	41	not reported	Calvinist
McCrossan Boys Ranch	Sioux Falls	6-12	40	4.4	Nonsectarian, all-boys
Sapa Un Catholic Academy Elementary	Saint Francis	K-8	39	7	Roman Catholic

Other kinds of school in South Dakota

What South Dakota pays

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South Dakota Partners in Education Tax Credit Program Tax-credit scholarship

About $2,457 on average (2025-26) The scholarship organization sets amounts. By law the average award may not exceed the state per-student equivalent; we did not verify that dollar figure.

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