South Dakota · Pipeline Atlas
Every South Dakota high school feeding college sport.
283 schools tracked. 1 verified feeders. 63 athletes. 5 years.
South Dakota's pipeline is emerging, with 63 verified placements per high school and growing. A multi-sport pipeline state, feeding football, basketball, and track at every division.
Schools tracked
283
Total placements
63
Top feeder
Sioux Falls Christian Schools
Top sport
Men's track & field
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
The Leaderboard
Top 11 South Dakota feeders.
The top 11 by pipeline volume out of 1 tracked South Dakota high schools, ranked by verified college placements over the last 5 years. Visit the national index to search all 1 by name.
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Frequently asked
South Dakota recruiting, answered.
Which South Dakota high schools send the most athletes to college?
Sioux Falls Christian Schools leads South Dakota with 63 verified college placements over the last 5 years. The leaderboard above shows the top 25 by volume. RawRecruit tracks 1 South Dakota high schools total. Search the national index to find any school in the database.
What sports drive South Dakota's college pipeline?
Men's track & field leads with 27% of all placements, followed by Women's track & field at 24.8%. These numbers reflect verified roster placements at all college divisions, from FBS through JUCO, over a rolling 5-year window.
How are South Dakota high schools ranked on RawRecruit?
Rankings are based on verified college roster placements. RawRecruit scrapes rosters from 1,597 college programs, cross-references each athlete's high school against the NCES federal database, and counts placements per school over a rolling 5-year window. Tier assignments (Elite, Strong, Rising, Emerging) are percentile-based within each sport and college division.
How do I get recruited from a South Dakota high school?
Start by understanding which colleges already recruit from your area. The leaderboard above shows where South Dakota athletes have landed. Then build your athletic profile, get your academic metrics in order, and reach out to coaches at programs that match your size, speed, and grades. RawRecruit's Fit Score matches you with programs based on 135+ data points per school.
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