# List of high schools in South Dakota

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

## Current schools

| School | Type | City | County | Mascot |
| Aberdeen Christian High School | Private | Aberdeen | Brown | Knights |
| Alcester-Hudson High School | Public | Alcester | Union | Cubs |
| Andes Central High School | Public | Lake Andes | Charles Mix | Eagles |
| Arlington High School | Public | Arlington | Kingsbury | Cardinals |
| Armour High School | Public | Armour | Douglas | Nighthawks |
| Avon High School | Public | Avon | Bon Homme | Pirates |
| Baltic High School | Public | Baltic | Minnehaha | Bulldogs |
| Belle Fourche High School | Public | Belle Fourche | Butte | Broncs |
| Bennett County High School | Public | Martin | Bennett | Warriors |
| Beresford High School | Public | Beresford | Union | Watchdogs |
| Bison High School | Public | Bison | Perkins | Cardinals |
| Bon Homme High School | Public | Tyndall | Bon Homme | Cavaliers |
| Bowdle High School | Public | Bowdle | Edmunds | Bobcats |
| Brandon Valley High School | Public | Brandon | Minnehaha | Lynx |
| Bridgewater-Emery High School | Public | Bridgewater | McCook | Huskies/ Seahawks |
| Britton-Hecla High School | Public | Britton | Marshall | Braves |
| Brookings High School | Public | Brookings | Brookings | Bobcats |
| Burke High School | Public | Burke | Gregory | Cougars |
| Canistota High School | Public | Canistota | McCook | Hawks |
| Canton High School | Public | Canton | Lincoln | C-Hawks |
| Career & Technology Education Campus School | | Nemo | Lawrence | None |
| Castlewood High School | Public | Castlewood | Hamlin | Warriors |
| Centerville High School | Public | Centerville | Turner | Tornadoes |
| Central High School | Public | Aberdeen | Brown | Golden Eagles |
| Central High School | Public | Rapid City | Pennington | Cobblers |
| Chamberlain High School | Public | Chamberlain | Brule | Cubs |
| Chester High School | Public | Chester | Lake | Flyers |
| Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School | Public | Eagle Butte | Dewey | Braves |
| Clark High School | Public | Clark | Clark | Cyclones |
| Colome High School | Public | Colome | Tripp | Cowboys |
| Colman-Egan High School | Public | Colman | Moody | Hawks |
| Corsica-Stickney High School | Public | Corsica | Douglas | Comets |
| Crazy Horse School | Public | Wanblee | Jackson | Chiefs |
| Crow Creek Tribal School | Public | Stephan | Hyde | Chieftains |
| Custer High School | Public | Custer | Custer | Wildcats |
| Dakota Christian High School | Private | New Holland | Douglas | Cadets |
| Dakota Valley High School | Public | North Sioux City | Union | Panthers |
| Dell Rapids High School | Public | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha | Quarriers |
| De Smet High School | Public | De Smet | Kingsbury | Bulldogs |
| Deubrook High School | Public | White | Brookings | Dolphins |
| Deuel High School | Public | Clear Lake | Deuel | Cardinals |
| Doland High School | Public | Doland | Spink | Wheelers |
| Douglas High School | Public | Box Elder | Pennington | Patriots |
| Dupree High School | Public | Dupree | Ziebach | Tigers |
| Edgemont High School | Public | Edgemont | Fall River | Moguls |
| Edmunds Central High School | Public | Roscoe | Edmunds | Raiders |
| Elk Point-Jefferson High School | Public | Elk Point | Union | Huskies |
| Elkton-Lake Benton High School | Public | Elkton | Brookings | Elks |
| Estelline High School | Public | Estelline | Hamlin | Red Hawks |
| Ethan High School | Public | Ethan | Davison | Rustlers |
| Faith High School | Public | Faith | Meade | Longhorns |
| Faulkton High School | Public | Faulkton | Faulk | Trojans |
| Flandreau High School | Public | Flandreau | Moody | Fliers |
| Flandreau Indian School | | Flandreau | Moody | Indians |
| Florence High School | Public | Florence | Codington | Falcons |
| Frederick High School | Public | Frederick | Brown | Vikings/Titans |
| Freeman Academy | Private | Freeman | Hutchinson | Bobcats |
| Freeman High School | Public | Freeman | Hutchinson | Flyers |
| Garretson High School | Public | Garretson | Minnehaha | Blue Dragons |
| Gayville-Volin High School | Public | Gayville | Yankton | Raiders |
| Gettysburg High School | Public | Gettysburg | Potter | Battlers |
| Great Plains Lutheran High School | Private | Watertown | Codington | Panthers |
| Grant-Deuel High School | Public | Revillo | Grant | Wildcats |
| Gregory High School | Public | Gregory | Gregory | Gorillas |
| Groton High School | Public | Groton | Brown | Tigers |
| Hamlin High School | Public | Hayti | Hamlin | Chargers |
| Hanson High School | Public | Alexandria | Hanson | Beavers/Beaverettes |
| Harding County High School | Public | Buffalo | Harding | Ranchers |
| Harrisburg High School | Public | Harrisburg | Lincoln | Tigers |
| Henry High School | Public | Henry | Codington | Falcons |
| Herreid High School | Public | Herreid | Campbell | Yellowjackets |
| Highmore-Harrold High School | Public | Highmore | Hyde | Pirates |
| Hill City High School | Public | Hill City | Pennington | Rangers |
| Hitchcock-Tulare High School | Public | Tulare | Spink | Patriots |
| Hoven High School | Public | Hoven | Potter | Greyhounds/Battlers |
| Hot Springs High School | Public | Hot Springs | Fall River | Bison |
| Howard High School | Public | Howard | Miner | Tigers |
| Huron High School | Public | Huron | Beadle | Tigers |
| Ipswich High School | Public | Ipswich | Edmunds | Tigers |
| Irene High School | Public | Irene | Yankton | Eagles |
| Iroquois High School | Public | Iroquois | Kingsbury | Chiefs |
| James Valley Christian School | Private | Huron | Beadle | Vikings |
| Joe Foss Alternative High School | Alternative public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | |
| Jones County High School | Public | Murdo | Jones | Coyotes |
| Kadoka Area High School | Public | Kadoka | Jackson | Kougars |
| Kimball High School | Public | Kimball | Brule | Kiotes |
| Lake Preston High School | Public | Lake Preston | Kingsbury | Divers |
| Lakota Tech High School | Public | Pine Ridge | Oglala Lakota | Tatanka |
| Langford High School | Public | Langford | Marshall | Lions |
| Lead-Deadwood High School | Public | Lead | Lawrence | Golddiggers |
| Lemmon High School | Public | Lemmon | Perkins | Cowboys |
| Lennox High School | Public | Lennox | Lincoln | Orioles |
| Leola High School | Public | Leola | McPherson | Pirates/Titans |
| Lincoln High School | Public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Patriots |
| Liberty Baptist Academy | Private | Rapid City | Pennington | |
| Little Wound School | | Kyle | Oglala Lakota | Mustangs |
| Lower Brule High School | | Lower Brule | Lyman | Sioux |
| Lutheran High School of Sioux Falls | Private | Sioux Falls | Lincoln | Eagles |
| Lyman High School | Public | Presho | Lyman | Raiders |
| Madison High School | Public | Madison | Lake | Bulldogs |
| Marion High School | Public | Marion | Turner | Bears |
| Marty Indian School | | Marty | Charles Mix | Braves |
| McCook Central High School | Public | Salem | McCook | Cougars |
| McIntosh High School | Public | McIntosh | Corson | Tigers |
| McLaughlin High School | Public | McLaughlin | Corson | Mustangs |
| Menno High School | Public | Menno | Hutchinson | Wolves |
| Milbank High School | Public | Milbank | Grant | Bulldogs |
| Miller High School | Public | Miller | Hand | Rustlers |
| Mitchell Christian High School | Private | Mitchell | Davison | Golden Eagles |
| Mitchell High School | Public | Mitchell | Davison | Kernels |
| Mobridge-Pollock High School | Public | Mobridge | Walworth | Tigers |
| Montrose High School | Public | Montrose | McCook | Fighting Irish |
| Mount Vernon High School | Public | Mount Vernon | Davison | Mustangs |
| Northwestern High School | Public | Mellette | Spink | Wildcats |
| Newell High School | Public | Newell | Butte | Irrigators |
| New Underwood High School | Public | New Underwood | Pennington | Tigers |
| Oelrichs High School | Public | Oelrichs | Fall River | Tigers |
| O'Gorman High School | Private | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Knights |
| Oldham-Ramona High School | Public | Ramona | Lake | Rockets/Raiders |
| Parker High School | Public | Parker | Turner | Pheasants |
| Parkston High School | Public | Parkston | Hutchinson | Trojans |
| Philip High School | Public | Philip | Haakon | Scotties |
| Pine Ridge School | | Pine Ridge | Oglala Lakota | Thorpes |
| Plankinton High School | Public | Plankinton | Aurora | Pirates/Warriors |
| Platte-Geddes High School | Public | Platte | Charles Mix | Black Panthers |
| Rapid City High School | Public Alternative | Rapid City | Pennington | Eagles |
| Rapid City Christian School | Private | Rapid City | Pennington | Comets |
| Red Cloud Indian School | | Pine Ridge | Oglala Lakota | Crusaders |
| Redfield High School | Public | Redfield | Spink | Pheasants |
| Roncalli High School | Private | Aberdeen | Brown | Cavaliers |
| Roosevelt High School | Public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Rough Riders |
| Rosholt High School | Public | Rosholt | Roberts | Raiders/Tigers |
| Rutland High School | Public | Rutland | Lake | Raiders |
| St. Francis Indian School | | St. Francis | Todd | Warriors |
| St. Mary High School | Private | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha | Cardinals |
| St. Mary's Catholic School | Private | Salem | McCook | Falcons |
| St. Thomas More High School | Private | Rapid City | Pennington | Cavaliers |
| Sanborn Central High School | Public | Forestburg | Sanborn | Rebels |
| Scotland High School | Public | Scotland | Bon Homme | Highlanders |
| Second Chance High School | Alternative public | Mitchell | Davison | |
| Selby High School | Public | Selby | Walworth | Lions |
| Sioux Falls Christian High School | Private | Sioux Falls | Lincoln | Chargers |
| Sioux Falls New Technology High School | Public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | |
| Sioux Valley High School | Public | Volga | Brookings | Cossacks |
| Sisseton High School | Public | Sisseton | Roberts | Redmen |
| South Central High School | Public | Bonesteel | Gregory | Cougars |
| South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Public | Aberdeen | Brown | Pioneers |
| Spearfish High School | Public | Spearfish | Lawrence | Spartans |
| Stanley County High School | Public | Fort Pierre | Stanley | Buffalos |
| Stevens High School | Public | Rapid City | Pennington | Raiders |
| Sturgis Academy | Alternative public | Sturgis | Meade | |
| Sturgis Brown High School | Public | Sturgis | Meade | Scoopers |
| Sully Buttes High School | Public | Onida | Sully | Chargers |
| Summit High School | Public | Summit | Roberts | Eagles |
| Sunshine Bible Academy | Private | rural | Hand | Crusaders |
| Takini High School | Public | Howes | Meade | Skyhawks |
| Tea Area High School | Public | Tea | Lincoln | Titans |
| T.F. Riggs High School | Public | Pierre | Hughes | Governors |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Cavaliers |
| Timber Lake High School | Public | Timber Lake | Dewey | Panthers |
| Tiospaye Topa High School | | Ridgeview | Dewey | Thunder Hawks |
| Tiospa Zina High School | | Agency Village | Roberts | Wambdi |
| Todd County High School | Public | Mission | Todd | Falcons |
| Tripp-Delmont High School | Public | Tripp | Hutchinson | Nighthawks |
| Tri-Valley High School | Public | Colton | Minnehaha | Mustangs |
| Vermillion High School | Public | Vermillion | Clay | Tanagers |
| Viborg-Hurley High School | Public | Viborg | Turner | Cougars |
| Wagner High School | Public | Wagner | Charles Mix | Red Raiders |
| Wall High School | Public | Wall | Pennington | Eagles |
| Wakpala High School | Public | Wakpala | Corson | Sioux |
| Washington High School | Public | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | Warriors |
| Warner High School | Public | Warner | Brown | Monarchs |
| Watertown Senior High School | Public | Watertown | Codington | Arrows |
| Waubay High School | Public | Waubay | Day | Dragons |
| Waverly-South Shore High School | Public | Waverly | Codington | Coyotes |
| Webster High School | Public | Webster | Day | Bearcats |
| Wessington Springs High School | Public | Wessington Springs | Jerauld | Spartans |
| West Central High School | Public | Hartford | Minnehaha | Trojans |
| White Lake High School | Public | White Lake | Aurora | Wolverines |
| White River High School | Public | White River | Mellette | Tigers |
| Willow Lake High School | Public | Willow Lake | Clark | Pirates |
| Wilmot High School | Public | Wilmot | Roberts | Wolves |
| Winner High School | Public | Winner | Tripp | Warriors |
| Wolsey-Wessington High School | Public | Wolsey | Beadle | Warbirds |
| Woonsocket High School | Public | Woonsocket | Sanborn | Redmen/Lady Redmen |
| Yankton High School | Public | Yankton | Yankton | Bucks/Gazelles |

## 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