Schools in Buffalo, SD

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

3SCHOOLS

3WITH TRUSTED DATA

$208,381TYPICAL HOME VALUE

72%OF CITIES COST MORE

Why no city ranking? Only 3 of 3 schools here have trustworthy data — we rank a city only when at least 5 do, so one school's numbers can't masquerade as a citywide pattern. Each school below still has its own full report.

Typical home value: $208,381 (Zillow ZHVI, 2026-06-30) — cheaper than 72% of ZHVI-matched cities. Comparing safety against price? See the Affordable & Safe guide.

All schools, safest first

SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Buffalo Elementary - 02	Harding County School District 31-1	KG–05	89	91	A
Harding County High School - 01	Harding County School District 31-1	09–12	82	91	A
Harding County Middle School - 03	Harding County School District 31-1	06–08	75	91	A