| Rank | Land Area ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 3,106.59 sq mi | Meade School District 46-1 / 18,255 |
| 2. | 2,671.37 sq mi | Harding County School District 31-1 / 1,263 |
| 3. | 2,093.90 sq mi | Shannon County School District 65-1 / 14,005 |
| 4. | 2,061.47 sq mi | Kadoka School District 35-2 / 3,493 |
| 5. | 1,646.74 sq mi | Haakon School District 27-1 / 1,805 |
| 6. | 1,637.04 sq mi | Lemmon School District 52-4 / 2,162 |
| 7. | 1,540.09 sq mi | Eagle Butte School District 20-1 / 5,056 |
| 8. | 1,502.78 sq mi | Dupree School District 64-2 / 1,871 |
| 9. | 1,444.43 sq mi | Stanley County School District 57-1 / 2,984 |
| 10. | 1,388.55 sq mi | Todd County School District 66-1 / 9,859 |
| 11. | 1,323.27 sq mi | Bison School District 52-1 / 829 |
| 12. | 1,318.51 sq mi | Newell School District 09-2 / 2,566 |
| 13. | 1,314.24 sq mi | Wall School District 51-5 / 1,723 |
| 14. | 1,207.99 sq mi | Timber Lake School District 20-3 / 1,455 |
| 15. | 1,203.08 sq mi | Custer School District 16-1 / 8,032 |
| 16. | 1,196.80 sq mi | Miller Area School District 29-4 / 3,036 |
| 17. | 1,184.71 sq mi | Bennett County School District 03-1 / 3,440 |
| 18. | 1,181.63 sq mi | Winner School District 59-2 / 4,528 |
| 19. | 1,177.08 sq mi | Lyman School District 42-1 / 3,033 |
| 20. | 1,160.24 sq mi | Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 / 2,065 |
| 21. | 1,108.51 sq mi | Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 / 1,956 |
| 22. | 945.81 sq mi | Jones County School District 37-3 / 779 |
| 23. | 942.35 sq mi | Belle Fourche School District 09-1 / 7,771 |
| 24. | 916.13 sq mi | McIntosh School District 15-1 / 736 |
| 25. | 911.67 sq mi | White River School District 47-1 / 1,805 |
| 26. | 904.79 sq mi | Faulkton School District 24-4 / 2,057 |
| 27. | 868.74 sq mi | Chamberlain School District 07-1 / 6,452 |
| 28. | 860.50 sq mi | Faith School District 46-2 / 806 |
| 29. | 859.56 sq mi | Groton Area School District 06-6 / 3,704 |
| 30. | 818.66 sq mi | Sisseton School District 54-2 / 8,009 |
| 31. | 804.82 sq mi | Colome Consolidated School District 59-3 / 1,229 |
| 32. | 773.43 sq mi | McLaughlin School District 15-2 / 2,782 |
| 33. | 739.07 sq mi | Wessington Springs School District 36-2 / 1,762 |
| 34. | 711.27 sq mi | Hoven School District 53-2 / 981 |
| 35. | 711.20 sq mi | Edgemont School District 23-1 / 1,223 |
| 36. | 654.86 sq mi | Northwestern Area School District 56-7 / 1,845 |
| 37. | 638.42 sq mi | Selby School District 62-5 / 1,773 |
| 38. | 632.79 sq mi | Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 / 2,883 |
| 39. | 617.56 sq mi | Clark School District 12-2 / 2,354 |
| 40. | 598.26 sq mi | Eureka School District 44-1 / 1,279 |
| 41. | 595.32 sq mi | Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 / 3,112 |
| 42. | 589.29 sq mi | Leola School District 44-2 / 1,194 |
| 43. | 581.43 sq mi | Hot Springs School District 23-2 / 5,738 |
| 44. | 575.49 sq mi | Hill City School District 51-2 / 3,146 |
| 45. | 562.07 sq mi | Oelrichs School District 23-3 / 363 |
| 46. | 535.40 sq mi | Ipswich School District 22-6 / 2,345 |
| 47. | 530.30 sq mi | Howard School District 48-3 / 2,314 |
| 48. | 505.53 sq mi | Edmunds Central School District 22-5 / 1,138 |
| 49. | 498.04 sq mi | Gregory School District 26-4 / 2,148 |
| 50. | 479.43 sq mi | Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 / 1,165 |
| 51. | 472.35 sq mi | Kimball School District 07-2 / 1,051 |
| 52. | 431.52 sq mi | Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 / 6,876 |
| 53. | 430.49 sq mi | Doland School District 56-2 / 978 |
| 54. | 428.96 sq mi | Huron School District 02-2 / 15,635 |
| 55. | 419.91 sq mi | Aberdeen School District 06-1 / 31,829 |
| 56. | 419.18 sq mi | Rapid City School District 51-4 / 95,347 |
| 57. | 409.81 sq mi | Redfield School District 56-4 / 3,601 |
| 58. | 400.70 sq mi | Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6 / 1,523 |
| 59. | 396.52 sq mi | Deuel School District 19-4 / 3,256 |
| 60. | 394.92 sq mi | Sanborn Central School District 55-5 / 1,233 |
| 61. | 376.42 sq mi | Iroquois School District 02-3 / 1,118 |
| 62. | 359.84 sq mi | Webster School District 18-4 / 3,312 |
| 63. | 355.17 sq mi | New Underwood School District 51-3 / 1,208 |
| 64. | 350.10 sq mi | Frederick Area School District 06-2 / 1,092 |
| 65. | 346.80 sq mi | Burke School District 26-2 / 1,353 |
| 66. | 338.22 sq mi | Hamlin School District 28-3 / 3,147 |
| 67. | 326.25 sq mi | Wagner School District 11-4 / 4,078 |
| 68. | 317.86 sq mi | Pierre School District 32-2 / 16,279 |
| 69. | 315.69 sq mi | Langford School District 45-2 / 1,523 |
| 70. | 309.14 sq mi | Elk Mountain School District 16-2 / 259 |
| 71. | 308.95 sq mi | Watertown School District 14-4 / 25,208 |
| 72. | 307.05 sq mi | Parkston School District 33-3 / 3,096 |
| 73. | 300.76 sq mi | Willow Lake School District 12-3 / 1,248 |
| 74. | 299.05 sq mi | Bon Homme School District 04-2 / 4,687 |
| 75. | 297.32 sq mi | De Smet School District 38-2 / 1,710 |
| 76. | 296.39 sq mi | South Central School District 26-5 / 907 |
| 77. | 294.68 sq mi | Milbank School District 25-4 / 5,453 |
| 78. | 283.20 sq mi | Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 / 2,390 |
| 79. | 283.14 sq mi | Spearfish School District 40-2 / 15,757 |
| 80. | 276.74 sq mi | Plankinton School District 01-1 / 1,238 |
| 81. | 273.26 sq mi | Herreid School District 10-1 / 737 |
| 82. | 268.51 sq mi | Bowdle School District 22-1 / 732 |
| 83. | 264.67 sq mi | Mitchell School District 17-2 / 18,378 |
| 84. | 257.50 sq mi | Scotland School District 04-3 / 1,842 |
| 85. | 256.54 sq mi | Hanson School District 30-1 / 1,948 |
| 86. | 255.22 sq mi | Grant-Deuel School District 25-3 / 929 |
| 87. | 250.96 sq mi | Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 / 1,469 |
| 88. | 248.70 sq mi | Waverly School District 14-5 / 1,102 |
| 89. | 246.34 sq mi | Deubrook School District 05-6 / 1,941 |
| 90. | 243.19 sq mi | Madison Central School District 39-2 / 9,408 |
| 91. | 242.33 sq mi | White Lake School District 01-3 / 686 |
| 92. | 238.09 sq mi | Freeman School District 33-1 / 2,583 |
| 93. | 228.04 sq mi | Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 / 4,132 |
| 94. | 224.23 sq mi | Flandreau School District 50-3 / 3,583 |
| 95. | 221.86 sq mi | Gettysburg School District 53-1 / 1,434 |
| 96. | 221.38 sq mi | McCook Central School District 43-7 / 2,366 |
| 97. | 220.13 sq mi | Wilmot School District 54-7 / 1,609 |
| 98. | 219.68 sq mi | Woonsocket School District 55-4 / 1,189 |
| 99. | 219.20 sq mi | Arlington School District 38-1 / 1,833 |
| 100. | 206.80 sq mi | Yankton School District 63-3 / 20,147 |
| 101. | 204.48 sq mi | Beresford School District 61-2 / 3,637 |
| 102. | 194.36 sq mi | Canton School District 41-1 / 5,487 |
| 103. | 192.95 sq mi | Lennox School District 41-4 / 6,080 |
| 104. | 192.04 sq mi | Brookings School District 05-1 / 25,969 |
| 105. | 191.59 sq mi | Corsica School District 21-2 / 1,252 |
| 106. | 191.57 sq mi | Roslyn School District 18-2 / 735 |
| 107. | 191.56 sq mi | Oldham-Ramona School District 39-5 / 831 |
| 108. | 189.99 sq mi | Stickney School District 01-2 / 849 |
| 109. | 188.63 sq mi | Lake Preston School District 38-3 / 1,217 |
| 110. | 187.78 sq mi | Andes Central School District 11-1 / 2,104 |
| 111. | 186.47 sq mi | Warner School District 06-5 / 1,122 |
| 112. | 182.28 sq mi | Sioux Valley School District 05-5 / 3,790 |
| 113. | 181.06 sq mi | Waubay School District 18-3 / 1,315 |
| 114. | 179.41 sq mi | Menno School District 33-2 / 1,320 |
| 115. | 179.12 sq mi | Avon School District 04-1 / 1,263 |
| 116. | 174.29 sq mi | Vermillion School District 13-1 / 12,343 |
| 117. | 173.44 sq mi | Smee School District 15-3 / 332 |
| 118. | 173.34 sq mi | Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 / 2,401 |
| 119. | 168.29 sq mi | Estelline School District 28-2 / 1,748 |
| 120. | 167.93 sq mi | Dell Rapids School District 49-3 / 5,501 |
| 121. | 167.76 sq mi | Mount Vernon School District 17-3 / 1,048 |
| 122. | 166.82 sq mi | Rosholt School District 54-4 / 1,213 |
| 123. | 162.78 sq mi | Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 / 4,254 |
| 124. | 162.52 sq mi | West Central School District 49-7 / 6,415 |
| 125. | 160.75 sq mi | Colman-Egan School District 50-5 / 1,914 |
| 126. | 154.57 sq mi | Summit School District 54-6 / 621 |
| 127. | 150.52 sq mi | Douglas School District 51-1 / 11,934 |
| 128. | 150.10 sq mi | Elkton School District 05-3 / 1,293 |
| 129. | 146.74 sq mi | Tri-Valley School District 49-6 / 5,587 |
| 130. | 138.77 sq mi | Centerville School District 60-1 / 1,436 |
| 131. | 137.95 sq mi | Parker School District 60-4 / 2,082 |
| 132. | 137.09 sq mi | Chester School District 39-1 / 1,713 |
| 133. | 131.02 sq mi | Florence School District 14-1 / 987 |
| 134. | 129.26 sq mi | Armour School District 21-1 / 1,204 |
| 135. | 129.24 sq mi | Bridgewater School District 43-6 / 876 |
| 136. | 127.80 sq mi | Castlewood School District 28-1 / 1,335 |
| 137. | 125.67 sq mi | Brandon Valley School District 49-2 / 16,837 |
| 138. | 124.04 sq mi | Rutland School District 39-4 / 534 |
| 139. | 123.77 sq mi | Montrose School District 43-2 / 1,167 |
| 140. | 110.30 sq mi | Marion School District 60-3 / 1,401 |
| 141. | 105.46 sq mi | Ethan School District 17-1 / 929 |
| 142. | 104.96 sq mi | Viborg School District 60-5 / 2,349 |
| 143. | 101.05 sq mi | Hurley School District 60-2 / 946 |
| 144. | 99.90 sq mi | Emery School District 30-2 / 1,759 |
| 145. | 97.78 sq mi | Canistota School District 43-1 / 1,047 |
| 146. | 97.44 sq mi | Henry School District 14-2 / 609 |
| 147. | 87.93 sq mi | Garretson School District 49-4 / 2,633 |
| 148. | 73.79 sq mi | Sioux Falls School District 49-5 / 147,771 |
| 149. | 71.07 sq mi | Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 / 881 |
| 150. | 69.95 sq mi | Harrisburg School District 41-2 / 18,360 |
| 151. | 53.85 sq mi | Baltic School District 49-1 / 2,035 |
| 152. | 49.51 sq mi | Greater Hoyt School District 61-4 / 305 |
| 153. | 26.61 sq mi | Dakota Valley School District 61-8 / 6,327 |
| 154. | 21.92 sq mi | Tea Area School District 41-5 / 6,850 |
| 155. | 20.53 sq mi | Greater Scott School District 61-5 / 112 |
| 156. | 16.20 sq mi | Big Stone City School District 25-1 / 873 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Land Area' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Land Area' data are not listed.
