| Rank | Population Growth Rate ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 122.18% | Waverly School District 14-5 / 1,102 |
| 2. | 69.46% | Emery School District 30-2 / 1,759 |
| 3. | 57.89% | Harrisburg School District 41-2 / 18,360 |
| 4. | 56.18% | Viborg School District 60-5 / 2,349 |
| 5. | 34.21% | Warner School District 06-5 / 1,122 |
| 6. | 32.66% | Stickney School District 01-2 / 849 |
| 7. | 32.49% | Tri-Valley School District 49-6 / 5,587 |
| 8. | 31.86% | Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 / 1,523 |
| 9. | 31.14% | Rosholt School District 54-4 / 1,213 |
| 10. | 30.71% | Lemmon School District 52-4 / 2,162 |
| 11. | 29.32% | Armour School District 21-1 / 1,204 |
| 12. | 27.95% | Herreid School District 10-1 / 737 |
| 13. | 23.62% | Faith School District 46-2 / 806 |
| 14. | 22.58% | Webster School District 18-4 / 3,312 |
| 15. | 20.29% | Dell Rapids School District 49-3 / 5,501 |
| 16. | 20.05% | Burke School District 26-2 / 1,353 |
| 17. | 19.18% | Henry School District 14-2 / 609 |
| 18. | 19.06% | West Central School District 49-7 / 6,415 |
| 19. | 18.77% | Kadoka School District 35-2 / 3,493 |
| 20. | 17.59% | Northwestern Area School District 56-7 / 1,845 |
| 21. | 17.54% | Brandon Valley School District 49-2 / 16,837 |
| 22. | 16.56% | Big Stone City School District 25-1 / 873 |
| 23. | 15.10% | Andes Central School District 11-1 / 2,104 |
| 24. | 14.99% | Sioux Valley School District 05-5 / 3,790 |
| 25. | 14.94% | Langford School District 45-2 / 1,523 |
| 26. | 14.58% | Baltic School District 49-1 / 2,035 |
| 27. | 14.55% | Huron School District 02-2 / 15,635 |
| 28. | 14.49% | McLaughlin School District 15-2 / 2,782 |
| 29. | 13.62% | Castlewood School District 28-1 / 1,335 |
| 30. | 13.51% | Belle Fourche School District 09-1 / 7,771 |
| 31. | 13.03% | Edgemont School District 23-1 / 1,223 |
| 32. | 12.62% | Hurley School District 60-2 / 946 |
| 33. | 12.46% | Beresford School District 61-2 / 3,637 |
| 34. | 12.36% | Brookings School District 05-1 / 25,969 |
| 35. | 11.49% | Summit School District 54-6 / 621 |
| 36. | 11.49% | Corsica School District 21-2 / 1,252 |
| 37. | 11.15% | Haakon School District 27-1 / 1,805 |
| 38. | 10.86% | Ethan School District 17-1 / 929 |
| 39. | 10.53% | Florence School District 14-1 / 987 |
| 40. | 10.50% | Waubay School District 18-3 / 1,315 |
| 41. | 10.47% | Douglas School District 51-1 / 11,934 |
| 42. | 9.89% | McCook Central School District 43-7 / 2,366 |
| 43. | 9.84% | Rapid City School District 51-4 / 95,347 |
| 44. | 9.75% | Parker School District 60-4 / 2,082 |
| 45. | 8.66% | Frederick Area School District 06-2 / 1,092 |
| 46. | 8.36% | Dakota Valley School District 61-8 / 6,327 |
| 47. | 8.34% | Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 / 2,390 |
| 48. | 8.21% | Dupree School District 64-2 / 1,871 |
| 49. | 8.11% | Aberdeen School District 06-1 / 31,829 |
| 50. | 7.53% | Stanley County School District 57-1 / 2,984 |
| 51. | 7.32% | Sisseton School District 54-2 / 8,009 |
| 52. | 7.11% | Custer School District 16-1 / 8,032 |
| 53. | 7.08% | Garretson School District 49-4 / 2,633 |
| 54. | 6.99% | White River School District 47-1 / 1,805 |
| 55. | 6.62% | Madison Central School District 39-2 / 9,408 |
| 56. | 6.11% | Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 / 4,254 |
| 57. | 6.03% | Wagner School District 11-4 / 4,078 |
| 58. | 5.91% | Gettysburg School District 53-1 / 1,434 |
| 59. | 5.90% | Freeman School District 33-1 / 2,583 |
| 60. | 5.76% | Willow Lake School District 12-3 / 1,248 |
| 61. | 5.71% | Watertown School District 14-4 / 25,208 |
| 62. | 5.56% | Spearfish School District 40-2 / 15,757 |
| 63. | 5.42% | Yankton School District 63-3 / 20,147 |
| 64. | 5.38% | Winner School District 59-2 / 4,528 |
| 65. | 5.37% | Deubrook School District 05-6 / 1,941 |
| 66. | 5.34% | Deuel School District 19-4 / 3,256 |
| 67. | 4.83% | Eagle Butte School District 20-1 / 5,056 |
| 68. | 4.81% | Harding County School District 31-1 / 1,263 |
| 69. | 4.78% | Ipswich School District 22-6 / 2,345 |
| 70. | 4.77% | Parkston School District 33-3 / 3,096 |
| 71. | 4.76% | Milbank School District 25-4 / 5,453 |
| 72. | 4.61% | Oelrichs School District 23-3 / 363 |
| 73. | 4.52% | Howard School District 48-3 / 2,314 |
| 74. | 4.37% | Mitchell School District 17-2 / 18,378 |
| 75. | 4.35% | Vermillion School District 13-1 / 12,343 |
| 76. | 3.99% | Tea Area School District 41-5 / 6,850 |
| 77. | 3.51% | Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 / 2,065 |
| 78. | 3.23% | Hanson School District 30-1 / 1,948 |
| 79. | 3.21% | Arlington School District 38-1 / 1,833 |
| 80. | 3.20% | Leola School District 44-2 / 1,194 |
| 81. | 3.18% | Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 / 6,876 |
| 82. | 3.18% | Colman-Egan School District 50-5 / 1,914 |
| 83. | 3.14% | Pierre School District 32-2 / 16,279 |
| 84. | 3.10% | Chamberlain School District 07-1 / 6,452 |
| 85. | 3.03% | Shannon County School District 65-1 / 14,005 |
| 86. | 2.92% | Meade School District 46-1 / 18,255 |
| 87. | 2.64% | Miller Area School District 29-4 / 3,036 |
| 88. | 2.51% | Hoven School District 53-2 / 981 |
| 89. | 2.39% | Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 / 2,401 |
| 90. | 2.34% | Faulkton School District 24-4 / 2,057 |
| 91. | 2.13% | Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 / 4,132 |
| 92. | 1.90% | Sanborn Central School District 55-5 / 1,233 |
| 93. | 1.38% | Redfield School District 56-4 / 3,601 |
| 94. | 1.35% | Doland School District 56-2 / 978 |
| 95. | 1.16% | Clark School District 12-2 / 2,354 |
| 96. | 0.94% | Bennett County School District 03-1 / 3,440 |
| 97. | 0.89% | Gregory School District 26-4 / 2,148 |
| 98. | 0.33% | Greater Hoyt School District 61-4 / 305 |
| 99. | 0.31% | Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 / 1,956 |
| 100. | 0.27% | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 / 147,771 |
| 101. | 0.27% | Iroquois School District 02-3 / 1,118 |
| 102. | 0.18% | Edmunds Central School District 22-5 / 1,138 |
| 103. | -0.07% | Timber Lake School District 20-3 / 1,455 |
| 104. | -0.14% | Roslyn School District 18-2 / 735 |
| 105. | -0.43% | Scotland School District 04-3 / 1,842 |
| 106. | -0.74% | Bon Homme School District 04-2 / 4,687 |
| 107. | -1.04% | Mount Vernon School District 17-3 / 1,048 |
| 108. | -1.38% | Todd County School District 66-1 / 9,859 |
| 109. | -1.49% | Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 / 3,112 |
| 110. | -1.72% | Chester School District 39-1 / 1,713 |
| 111. | -1.78% | Lake Preston School District 38-3 / 1,217 |
| 112. | -2.35% | Smee School District 15-3 / 332 |
| 113. | -2.57% | Hamlin School District 28-3 / 3,147 |
| 114. | -2.60% | Hill City School District 51-2 / 3,146 |
| 115. | -2.95% | De Smet School District 38-2 / 1,710 |
| 116. | -3.00% | Colome Consolidated School District 59-3 / 1,229 |
| 117. | -3.35% | Lyman School District 42-1 / 3,033 |
| 118. | -3.54% | Groton Area School District 06-6 / 3,704 |
| 119. | -3.61% | South Central School District 26-5 / 907 |
| 120. | -3.75% | Selby School District 62-5 / 1,773 |
| 121. | -4.81% | Wall School District 51-5 / 1,723 |
| 122. | -4.82% | Newell School District 09-2 / 2,566 |
| 123. | -5.13% | Plankinton School District 01-1 / 1,238 |
| 124. | -5.93% | Wessington Springs School District 36-2 / 1,762 |
| 125. | -6.18% | Hot Springs School District 23-2 / 5,738 |
| 126. | -6.77% | Estelline School District 28-2 / 1,748 |
| 127. | -6.88% | Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 / 2,883 |
| 128. | -7.02% | Canistota School District 43-1 / 1,047 |
| 129. | -7.22% | Flandreau School District 50-3 / 3,583 |
| 130. | -7.44% | Greater Scott School District 61-5 / 112 |
| 131. | -7.53% | Montrose School District 43-2 / 1,167 |
| 132. | -7.92% | Bowdle School District 22-1 / 732 |
| 133. | -8.90% | Eureka School District 44-1 / 1,279 |
| 134. | -9.33% | Avon School District 04-1 / 1,263 |
| 135. | -10.15% | Bridgewater School District 43-6 / 876 |
| 136. | -10.26% | Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5 / 831 |
| 137. | -11.39% | Marion School District 60-3 / 1,401 |
| 138. | -11.47% | Menno School District 33-2 / 1,320 |
| 139. | -12.64% | Woonsocket School District 55-4 / 1,189 |
| 140. | -12.84% | Wilmot School District 54-7 / 1,609 |
| 141. | -13.34% | New Underwood School District 51-3 / 1,208 |
| 142. | -13.66% | Grant-Deuel School District 25-3 / 929 |
| 143. | -14.43% | Elkton School District 05-3 / 1,293 |
| 144. | -14.65% | Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 / 1,165 |
| 145. | -16.53% | Lennox School District 41-4 / 6,080 |
| 146. | -17.56% | Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 / 1,469 |
| 147. | -18.32% | Canton School District 41-1 / 5,487 |
| 148. | -20.13% | Bison School District 52-1 / 829 |
| 149. | -20.35% | Centerville School District 60-1 / 1,436 |
| 150. | -20.55% | Elk Mountain School District 16-2 / 259 |
| 151. | -21.74% | Kimball School District 07-2 / 1,051 |
| 152. | -23.82% | Rutland School District 39-4 / 534 |
| 153. | -23.86% | White Lake School District 01-3 / 686 |
| 154. | -26.02% | Jones County School District 37-3 / 779 |
| 155. | -30.19% | Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 / 881 |
| 156. | -37.41% | McIntosh School District 15-1 / 736 |
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