School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in South Dakota

Private school choice programs, charter schools, homeschool rules and private schools in South Dakota. Facts as of November 2026.

Choice programs0None found
Charter schoolsNot confirmedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeYesTesting: No

Private school choice programs

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No state-funded or tax-credit private school choice program was found for South Dakota.

Charter schools

Whether South Dakota allows public charter schools is not confirmed from an official source. Not confirmed

Official source

Homeschool rules

Parents file an alternative instruction notification with the Department of Education or the local district. State law sets no testing requirement, and the instructor need not be certified. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: Yes Testing: No

Law: S.D. Codified Laws § 13-27-3. Official source

Notes

No state-funded private school choice program was found; 2025 education savings account bills (HB 1020, HB 1009) and a 2026 charter school bill (SB 218) were reported by news outlets to have failed (unverified on official pages). The state has no charter school law as far as could be confirmed.

Some items in a note may rest on news reports rather than an official source.

Private schools in South Dakota

The private school list will appear here after the first scheduled update.

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Sources: SD Legislature: SDCL 13-27-3, SD Department of Education: Home Schooling, SD Legislature: 2026 SB 218 bill text (charter schools), NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.