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The Sioux Falls School District serves over 25,000 students K-12. We are committed to providing multiple pathways for student success. Our mission is to educate and prepare each student to succeed in a changing world. It is the vision of the Sioux Falls School District to provide the opportunities and challenges for each student to succeed as a lifelong learner in a changing world. The District values a highly trained and committed workforce, continually evaluating and improving their own and student performance. The District recognizes its role as a key contributor to the social, civic and economic foundation of this community. To achieve this vision, we must ignite the hearts and minds of our students, staff, families, the business community and citizens.

Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 200 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 37 master’s degree programs, 15 Ph.D. and two professional programs. The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU's research expenditures for the 2025 fiscal year were $94 million. SDSU has a Doctoral University: High Research Activity designation on The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

As the state's flagship institution, the University of South Dakota has a legacy of serving South Dakota and the region through excellent teaching, innovative research and effective service. Designated as South Dakota’s liberal arts university and home to the state's only medical school and law school, USD provides an enriching and well-rounded education for students – preparing them to be adaptable leaders and lifelong learners.