School district · South Dakota

Bowdle School District 22-1

Bowdle School District 22-1 in South Dakota: 4 public schools with 90 students and 6.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,670 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
90
Students per teacher
6.0
SD 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,670
SD $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.1
Students per counselor
900
SD 330 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Dakota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Dakota: 49%

56%proficient

+17.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 51% · 147 school districts compared

39 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

46%proficient

−5.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in South Dakota

Median 46% · 146 school districts compared

39 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.6K15
$13.1K16
$15.5K17
$16.7K18
$16.6K19
$15.2K20
$15.0K21
$18.3K22
$19.4K23
$19.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.6% · $215K
State
14% · $309K
Local
76% · $1.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,009
Support services
$6,963
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$26K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K712.7——
K–5405.558%63%
6–8207.655%30%
9–12235.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
3083 2nd Ave, Bowdle, SD 57428
Phone
(605)285-6272
Website