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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 10 public schools serving 2,433 students in Spearfish, SD (there are , serving 301 private students). 89% of all K-12 students in Spearfish, SD are educated in public schools (compared to the SD state average of 91%).

The top ranked public schools in Spearfish, SD are Creekside Elementary - 07, Spearfish High School - 01 and Black Hills Education Connections - 06. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Spearfish, SD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Spearfish have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of South Dakota public schools.

Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 33% (majority American Indian).