Is a high school course with personal finance concepts required to be taken as a graduation requirement? No, South Dakota requires high school students to take a halfyear course in either personal finance or economics, but it does not require students to choose personal finance or require schools to offer personal finance. See: South Dakota High School Graduation Requirements (page 3).
South Dakota does have personal finance standards. See: South Dakota Personal Finance Standards. The economic standards do not include personal finance concepts. See: South Dakota Economics Standards (page 36-38).