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For the 2026 school year, there are 9 public schools serving 3,446 students in Brookings, SD (there are , serving 195 private students). 95% of all K-12 students in Brookings, SD are educated in public schools (compared to the SD state average of 91%).

The top-ranked public schools in Brookings, SD are Medary Elementary - 05, Brookings High School - 01 and Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Brookings, SD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Brookings have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of South Dakota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 33% (majority American Indian).