Sioux Falls School District

Sioux Falls School District
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PK–12 [1]
President	Carly Reiter [2]
Superintendent	Jane Stavem [3] [4]
Accreditation	South Dakota Department of Education
Students and staff
Students	25,000
Other information
Website	www.sf.k12.sd.us

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is a public school district located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The district has 23 elementary schools, 6 middle schools and 4 high schools. ^[5] As of 2024 ^[update] , Sioux Falls School District serves over 25,000 students. ^[6]

Most of the district is in Minnehaha County, ^[7] while portions are in Lincoln County. ^[8] Most portions of the district are in Sioux Falls, but some are unincorporated areas. ^[7]

Schools

Secondary schools

• Axtell Park Building
• Jefferson High School ^[9]
• Lincoln High School
• Roosevelt High School
• Washington High School

Middle schools

• Axtell Park Building
• Ben Reifel Middle School
• Edison Middle School
• George McGovern Middle School
• Memorial Middle School
• Patrick Henry Middle School
• Whittier Middle School

Elementary schools

• All-City
• Anne Sullivan
• Challenge Center
• Cleveland
• Discovery
• Eugene Field A+
• Garfield
• Harvey Dunn
• Hawthorne
• Hayward
• Horace Mann
• John F. Kennedy (JFK)
• John Harris
• Laura B. Anderson
• Laura Wilder
• Lowell
• Marcella LeBeau
• Oscar Howe
• Renberg
• R.F. Pettigrew
• Robert Frost
• Rosa Parks
• Sonia Sotomayor
• Susan B. Anthony
• Terry Redlin

References

1. "Early Childhood". Sioux Falls School District. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
2. "Bowing out: Sioux Falls School Board President Carly Reiter won't seek another term". Sioux Falls Live.
3. "Superintendent". Sioux Falls School District.
4. "Sioux Falls School District proposes $3M in budget cuts to cover lagging federal funds". Argus Leader.
5. "Sioux Falls School District". www.sf.k12.sd.us. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
6. "Sioux Falls School District 49-5". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Minnehaha County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2024. - Text list
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lincoln County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2024. - Text list
9. "New Sioux Falls high school will have academic 'suites,' secure outdoor space". Argus Leader. Retrieved February 11, 2019.