Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid City School District 51-4SD | 26,987,000 | 474,000 | 6,980 | 6 (32) |
| 2 | Douglas School District 51-1SD | 14,487,000 | 263,000 | 3,650 | 8 (34) |
| 3 | Yankton School District 63-3SD | 11,390,000 | 223,000 | 2,950 | 11 (36) |
| 4 | Mitchell School District 17-2SD | 10,675,000 | 213,000 | 2,750 | 11 (37) |
| 5 | Pierre School District 32-2SD | 10,208,000 | 197,000 | 2,660 | 8 (37) |
| 6 | Huron School District 02-2SD | 9,876,000 | 170,000 | 2,580 | 9 (32) |
| 7 | Harrisburg School District 41-2SD | 8,175,000 | 179,000 | 1,990 | 9 (31) |
| 8 | Todd County School District 66-1SD | 7,514,000 | 142,000 | 2,120 | 8 (39) |
| 9 | Belle Fourche School District 09-1SD | 5,298,000 | 102,000 | 1,330 | 8 (38) |
| 10 | Dakota Valley School District 61-8SD | 5,209,000 | 106,000 | 1,350 | 12 (39) |
| 11 | Pine Ridge SchoolSD | 4,596,000 | 115,000 | 1,020 | 12 (44) |
| 12 | Lennox School District 41-4SD | 4,589,000 | 88,000 | 1,190 | 9 (34) |
| 13 | Vermillion School District 13-1SD | 3,835,000 | 74,000 | 1,300 | 12 (44) |
| 14 | St. Francis Indian SchoolSD | 3,477,000 | 83,000 | 770 | 11 (37) |
| 15 | Chamberlain School District 07-1SD | 3,400,000 | 65,000 | 880 | 8 (39) |
| 16 | Shannon County School District 65-1SD | 3,384,000 | 92,000 | 1,320 | 9 (41) |
| 17 | Canton School District 41-1SD | 3,325,000 | 64,000 | 860 | 8 (38) |
| 18 | Meade School District 46-1SD | 3,120,000 | 75,000 | 690 | 8 (31) |
| 19 | Hot Springs School District 23-2SD | 3,020,000 | 50,000 | 780 | 9 (39) |
| 20 | Beresford School District 61-2SD | 2,700,000 | 54,000 | 690 | 9 (34) |
| 21 | Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7SD | 2,633,000 | 54,000 | 680 | 12 (41) |
| 22 | Redfield School District 56-4SD | 2,372,000 | 39,000 | 620 | 8 (32) |
| 23 | Bon Homme School District 04-2SD | 2,158,000 | 46,000 | 560 | 9 (39) |
| 24 | Parkston School District 33-3SD | 2,030,000 | 38,000 | 530 | 9 (38) |
| 25 | Bennett County School District 03-1SD | 1,734,000 | 29,000 | 450 | 7 (37) |
| 26 | Parker School District 60-4SD | 1,697,000 | 31,000 | 440 | 7 (33) |
| 27 | Crazy Horse SchoolSD | 1,648,000 | 43,000 | 370 | 11 (42) |
| 28 | Stanley County School District 57-1SD | 1,635,000 | 33,000 | 420 | 8 (37) |
| 29 | Miller Area School District 29-4SD | 1,629,000 | 26,000 | 430 | 5 (33) |
| 30 | McCook Central School District 43-7SD | 1,577,000 | 30,000 | 410 | 7 (32) |
| 31 | Hanson School District 30-1SD | 1,574,000 | 32,000 | 410 | 9 (37) |
| 32 | Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6SD | 1,464,000 | 28,000 | 380 | 9 (32) |
| 33 | Lower Brule Day SchoolSD | 1,454,000 | 38,000 | 320 | 12 (43) |
| 34 | Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1SD | 1,439,000 | 23,000 | 390 | 10 (34) |
| 35 | Dupree School District 64-2SD | 1,428,000 | 21,000 | 380 | 8 (33) |
| 36 | Viborg Hurley 60-6SD | 1,347,000 | 27,000 | 350 | 9 (35) |
| 37 | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3SD | 1,336,000 | 26,000 | 340 | 8 (35) |
| 38 | Andes Central School District 11-1SD | 1,310,000 | 25,000 | 350 | 9 (39) |
| 39 | Gayville-Volin School District 63-1SD | 1,252,000 | 25,000 | 320 | 11 (38) |
| 40 | American Horse Elem.SD | 1,245,000 | 30,000 | 310 | 10 (39) |
| 41 | Crow Creek Reservation High SchoolSD | 1,242,000 | 30,000 | 280 | 11 (39) |
| 42 | Plankinton School District 01-1SD | 1,224,000 | 22,000 | 320 | 9 (37) |
| 43 | Freeman School District 33-1SD | 1,220,000 | 23,000 | 320 | 8 (36) |
| 44 | Marty Indian SchoolSD | 1,219,000 | 35,000 | 270 | 13 (44) |
| 45 | Kimball School District 07-2SD | 1,212,000 | 25,000 | 310 | 7 (38) |
| 46 | Woonsocket School District 55-4SD | 1,190,000 | 32,000 | 290 | 9 (34) |
| 47 | Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3SD | 1,175,000 | 20,000 | 310 | 10 (35) |
| 48 | Haakon School District 27-1SD | 1,154,000 | 21,000 | 300 | 9 (40) |
| 49 | Burke School District 26-2SD | 1,132,000 | 22,000 | 290 | 7 (39) |
| 50 | Centerville School District 60-1SD | 1,095,000 | 19,000 | 290 | 10 (37) |
| 51 | Ethan School District 17-1SD | 1,083,000 | 19,000 | 290 | 10 (37) |
| 52 | Corsica-Stickney 21-3SD | 1,068,000 | 18,000 | 280 | 10 (38) |
| 53 | Scotland School District 04-3SD | 1,035,000 | 21,000 | 270 | 9 (39) |
| 54 | Wall School District 51-5SD | 1,025,000 | 18,000 | 260 | 8 (37) |
| 55 | Menno School District 33-2SD | 1,024,000 | 23,000 | 260 | 9 (40) |
| 56 | Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3SD | 1,008,000 | 17,000 | 270 | 6 (35) |
| 57 | Faulkton School District 24-4SD | 994,000 | 15,000 | 260 | 7 (32) |
| 58 | Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2SD | 943,000 | 16,000 | 240 | 6 (35) |
| 59 | New Underwood School District 51-3SD | 922,000 | 16,000 | 240 | 8 (35) |
| 60 | Colome Consolidated School District 59-3SD | 886,000 | 18,000 | 230 | 8 (41) |
| 61 | Takini SchoolSD | 876,000 | 22,000 | 190 | 11 (39) |
| 62 | Avon School District 04-1SD | 874,000 | 16,000 | 230 | 9 (38) |
| 63 | Custer School District 16-1SD | 874,000 | 23,000 | 220 | 6 (21) |
| 64 | Mount Vernon School District 17-3SD | 873,000 | 17,000 | 230 | 9 (36) |
| 65 | Eagle Butte School District 20-1SD | 839,000 | 6,000 | 250 | 7 (32) |
| 66 | Sanborn Central School District 55-5SD | 784,000 | 14,000 | 210 | 10 (34) |
| 67 | Pierre Indian Learning CenterSD | 750,000 | 21,000 | 190 | 11 (41) |
| 68 | Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elem SchoolSD | 721,000 | 5,000 | 210 | 11 (39) |
| 69 | Armour School District 21-1SD | 688,000 | 14,000 | 180 | 11 (39) |
| 70 | Marion School District 60-3SD | 687,000 | 12,000 | 180 | 8 (33) |
| 71 | Porcupine Day SchoolSD | 686,000 | 17,000 | 170 | 12 (42) |
| 72 | Wessington Springs School District 36-2SD | 676,000 | 8,000 | 190 | 9 (33) |
| 73 | Edgemont School District 23-1SD | 660,000 | 16,000 | 160 | 10 (41) |
| 74 | Faith School District 46-2SD | 614,000 | 11,000 | 160 | 7 (32) |
| 75 | White Lake School District 01-3SD | 414,000 | 6,000 | 110 | 7 (39) |
| 76 | Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5SD | 384,000 | 6,000 | 100 | 9 (39) |
| 77 | Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6SD | 371,000 | 9,000 | 90 | 8 (32) |
| 78 | South Central School District 26-5SD | 206,000 | 2,000 | 60 | 7 (38) |
| 79 | Kadoka School District 35-2SD | 140,000 | 7,000 | 340 | 7 (41) |
| 80 | White River School District 47-1SD | 132,000 | 6,000 | 430 | 7 (42) |
| 81 | Leola School District 44-2SD | 116,000 | 2,000 | 30 | 7 (29) |
| 82 | Little Wound SchoolSD | 0 | 18,000 | 930 | 11 (43) |
| 83 | Wagner School District 11-4SD | 0 | 13,000 | 950 | 9 (44) |
| 84 | Winner School District 59-2SD | 0 | 9,000 | 710 | 12 (44) |
| 85 | Loneman Day SchoolSD | 0 | 5,000 | 270 | 12 (47) |
| 86 | Platte-Geddes School District 11-5SD | 0 | 5,000 | 500 | 7 (40) |
| 87 | Gregory School District 26-4SD | 0 | 4,000 | 370 | 7 (42) |
| 88 | Lyman School District 42-1SD | 0 | 4,000 | 380 | 7 (43) |
| 89 | Wounded Knee District SchoolSD | 0 | 4,000 | 190 | 12 (44) |
| 90 | Jones County School District 37-3SD | 0 | 2,000 | 180 | 5 (39) |
| 91 | Oelrichs School District 23-3SD | 0 | 2,000 | 140 | 10 (42) |
| 92 | Milbank School District 25-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (28) |
| 93 | Wilmot School District 54-7SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (28) |
| 94 | Howard School District 48-3SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (29) |
| 95 | East Dakota Educational CooperativeSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (30) |
| 96 | SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIREDSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (27) |
| 97 | Deuel School District 19-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (24) |
| 98 | Britton-Hecla School District 45-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (29) |
| 99 | Groton Area School District 06-6SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (28) |
| 100 | Tea Area School District 41-5SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (30) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid City School District 51-4SD | 26,987,000 | 474,000 | 6,980 | 6 (32) |
| 2 | Douglas School District 51-1SD | 14,487,000 | 263,000 | 3,650 | 8 (34) |
| 3 | Yankton School District 63-3SD | 11,390,000 | 223,000 | 2,950 | 11 (36) |
| 4 | Mitchell School District 17-2SD | 10,675,000 | 213,000 | 2,750 | 11 (37) |
| 5 | Pierre School District 32-2SD | 10,208,000 | 197,000 | 2,660 | 8 (37) |
| 6 | Harrisburg School District 41-2SD | 8,175,000 | 179,000 | 1,990 | 9 (31) |
| 7 | Huron School District 02-2SD | 9,876,000 | 170,000 | 2,580 | 9 (32) |
| 8 | Todd County School District 66-1SD | 7,514,000 | 142,000 | 2,120 | 8 (39) |
| 9 | Pine Ridge SchoolSD | 4,596,000 | 115,000 | 1,020 | 12 (44) |
| 10 | Dakota Valley School District 61-8SD | 5,209,000 | 106,000 | 1,350 | 12 (39) |
| 11 | Belle Fourche School District 09-1SD | 5,298,000 | 102,000 | 1,330 | 8 (38) |
| 12 | Shannon County School District 65-1SD | 3,384,000 | 92,000 | 1,320 | 9 (41) |
| 13 | Lennox School District 41-4SD | 4,589,000 | 88,000 | 1,190 | 9 (34) |
| 14 | St. Francis Indian SchoolSD | 3,477,000 | 83,000 | 770 | 11 (37) |
| 15 | Meade School District 46-1SD | 3,120,000 | 75,000 | 690 | 8 (31) |
| 16 | Vermillion School District 13-1SD | 3,835,000 | 74,000 | 1,300 | 12 (44) |
| 17 | Chamberlain School District 07-1SD | 3,400,000 | 65,000 | 880 | 8 (39) |
| 18 | Canton School District 41-1SD | 3,325,000 | 64,000 | 860 | 8 (38) |
| 19 | Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7SD | 2,633,000 | 54,000 | 680 | 12 (41) |
| 20 | Beresford School District 61-2SD | 2,700,000 | 54,000 | 690 | 9 (34) |
| 21 | Hot Springs School District 23-2SD | 3,020,000 | 50,000 | 780 | 9 (39) |
| 22 | Bon Homme School District 04-2SD | 2,158,000 | 46,000 | 560 | 9 (39) |
| 23 | Crazy Horse SchoolSD | 1,648,000 | 43,000 | 370 | 11 (42) |
| 24 | Redfield School District 56-4SD | 2,372,000 | 39,000 | 620 | 8 (32) |
| 25 | Lower Brule Day SchoolSD | 1,454,000 | 38,000 | 320 | 12 (43) |
| 26 | Parkston School District 33-3SD | 2,030,000 | 38,000 | 530 | 9 (38) |
| 27 | Marty Indian SchoolSD | 1,219,000 | 35,000 | 270 | 13 (44) |
| 28 | Stanley County School District 57-1SD | 1,635,000 | 33,000 | 420 | 8 (37) |
| 29 | Hanson School District 30-1SD | 1,574,000 | 32,000 | 410 | 9 (37) |
| 30 | Woonsocket School District 55-4SD | 1,190,000 | 32,000 | 290 | 9 (34) |
| 31 | Parker School District 60-4SD | 1,697,000 | 31,000 | 440 | 7 (33) |
| 32 | McCook Central School District 43-7SD | 1,577,000 | 30,000 | 410 | 7 (32) |
| 33 | Crow Creek Reservation High SchoolSD | 1,242,000 | 30,000 | 280 | 11 (39) |
| 34 | American Horse Elem.SD | 1,245,000 | 30,000 | 310 | 10 (39) |
| 35 | Bennett County School District 03-1SD | 1,734,000 | 29,000 | 450 | 7 (37) |
| 36 | Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6SD | 1,464,000 | 28,000 | 380 | 9 (32) |
| 37 | Viborg Hurley 60-6SD | 1,347,000 | 27,000 | 350 | 9 (35) |
| 38 | Miller Area School District 29-4SD | 1,629,000 | 26,000 | 430 | 5 (33) |
| 39 | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3SD | 1,336,000 | 26,000 | 340 | 8 (35) |
| 40 | Andes Central School District 11-1SD | 1,310,000 | 25,000 | 350 | 9 (39) |
| 41 | Gayville-Volin School District 63-1SD | 1,252,000 | 25,000 | 320 | 11 (38) |
| 42 | Kimball School District 07-2SD | 1,212,000 | 25,000 | 310 | 7 (38) |
| 43 | Freeman School District 33-1SD | 1,220,000 | 23,000 | 320 | 8 (36) |
| 44 | Menno School District 33-2SD | 1,024,000 | 23,000 | 260 | 9 (40) |
| 45 | Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1SD | 1,439,000 | 23,000 | 390 | 10 (34) |
| 46 | Custer School District 16-1SD | 874,000 | 23,000 | 220 | 6 (21) |
| 47 | Takini SchoolSD | 876,000 | 22,000 | 190 | 11 (39) |
| 48 | Burke School District 26-2SD | 1,132,000 | 22,000 | 290 | 7 (39) |
| 49 | Plankinton School District 01-1SD | 1,224,000 | 22,000 | 320 | 9 (37) |
| 50 | Dupree School District 64-2SD | 1,428,000 | 21,000 | 380 | 8 (33) |
| 51 | Pierre Indian Learning CenterSD | 750,000 | 21,000 | 190 | 11 (41) |
| 52 | Haakon School District 27-1SD | 1,154,000 | 21,000 | 300 | 9 (40) |
| 53 | Scotland School District 04-3SD | 1,035,000 | 21,000 | 270 | 9 (39) |
| 54 | Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3SD | 1,175,000 | 20,000 | 310 | 10 (35) |
| 55 | Centerville School District 60-1SD | 1,095,000 | 19,000 | 290 | 10 (37) |
| 56 | Ethan School District 17-1SD | 1,083,000 | 19,000 | 290 | 10 (37) |
| 57 | Wall School District 51-5SD | 1,025,000 | 18,000 | 260 | 8 (37) |
| 58 | Corsica-Stickney 21-3SD | 1,068,000 | 18,000 | 280 | 10 (38) |
| 59 | Colome Consolidated School District 59-3SD | 886,000 | 18,000 | 230 | 8 (41) |
| 60 | Little Wound SchoolSD | 0 | 18,000 | 930 | 11 (43) |
| 61 | Mount Vernon School District 17-3SD | 873,000 | 17,000 | 230 | 9 (36) |
| 62 | Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3SD | 1,008,000 | 17,000 | 270 | 6 (35) |
| 63 | Porcupine Day SchoolSD | 686,000 | 17,000 | 170 | 12 (42) |
| 64 | Avon School District 04-1SD | 874,000 | 16,000 | 230 | 9 (38) |
| 65 | Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2SD | 943,000 | 16,000 | 240 | 6 (35) |
| 66 | New Underwood School District 51-3SD | 922,000 | 16,000 | 240 | 8 (35) |
| 67 | Edgemont School District 23-1SD | 660,000 | 16,000 | 160 | 10 (41) |
| 68 | Faulkton School District 24-4SD | 994,000 | 15,000 | 260 | 7 (32) |
| 69 | Sanborn Central School District 55-5SD | 784,000 | 14,000 | 210 | 10 (34) |
| 70 | Armour School District 21-1SD | 688,000 | 14,000 | 180 | 11 (39) |
| 71 | Wagner School District 11-4SD | 0 | 13,000 | 950 | 9 (44) |
| 72 | Marion School District 60-3SD | 687,000 | 12,000 | 180 | 8 (33) |
| 73 | Faith School District 46-2SD | 614,000 | 11,000 | 160 | 7 (32) |
| 74 | Winner School District 59-2SD | 0 | 9,000 | 710 | 12 (44) |
| 75 | Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6SD | 371,000 | 9,000 | 90 | 8 (32) |
| 76 | Wessington Springs School District 36-2SD | 676,000 | 8,000 | 190 | 9 (33) |
| 77 | Kadoka School District 35-2SD | 140,000 | 7,000 | 340 | 7 (41) |
| 78 | White Lake School District 01-3SD | 414,000 | 6,000 | 110 | 7 (39) |
| 79 | Eagle Butte School District 20-1SD | 839,000 | 6,000 | 250 | 7 (32) |
| 80 | Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5SD | 384,000 | 6,000 | 100 | 9 (39) |
| 81 | White River School District 47-1SD | 132,000 | 6,000 | 430 | 7 (42) |
| 82 | Loneman Day SchoolSD | 0 | 5,000 | 270 | 12 (47) |
| 83 | Platte-Geddes School District 11-5SD | 0 | 5,000 | 500 | 7 (40) |
| 84 | Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elem SchoolSD | 721,000 | 5,000 | 210 | 11 (39) |
| 85 | Gregory School District 26-4SD | 0 | 4,000 | 370 | 7 (42) |
| 86 | Lyman School District 42-1SD | 0 | 4,000 | 380 | 7 (43) |
| 87 | Wounded Knee District SchoolSD | 0 | 4,000 | 190 | 12 (44) |
| 88 | Leola School District 44-2SD | 116,000 | 2,000 | 30 | 7 (29) |
| 89 | Jones County School District 37-3SD | 0 | 2,000 | 180 | 5 (39) |
| 90 | Oelrichs School District 23-3SD | 0 | 2,000 | 140 | 10 (42) |
| 91 | South Central School District 26-5SD | 206,000 | 2,000 | 60 | 7 (38) |
| 92 | Milbank School District 25-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (28) |
| 93 | Wilmot School District 54-7SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (28) |
| 94 | Howard School District 48-3SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (29) |
| 95 | East Dakota Educational CooperativeSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (30) |
| 96 | SD SCH FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIREDSD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (27) |
| 97 | Deuel School District 19-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (24) |
| 98 | Britton-Hecla School District 45-4SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (29) |
| 99 | Groton Area School District 06-6SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (28) |
| 100 | Tea Area School District 41-5SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (30) |
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