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Best High Schools in yankton, SD
(2026 List)

Moonpreneur’s rating is based primarily on the STEM performance of the School using the Math Score of the School. We also take into account the Student teacher ratio, the review and rating by others. Read more on how STEM ranking was calculated.

Yankton, which used to be the capital of the Dakota Territory, is a pretty city on a river with about 15,000 people living there. A full public school and private school are the main options for high school here. The curriculum focuses on core academic subjects and the arts. People know that the city schools have a long history of being great at music and sports and that a lot of kids graduate from them. People have praised the district for how creatively it uses technology and how it helps students. Families like Yankton because it has an interesting history, fun things to do on the Missouri River, and a stable, high-quality school system that keeps the small-town feel.