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Bennett County School District, South Dakota

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Bennett County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 471 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Bennett County School District is a school district in South Dakota (Bennett County). During the 2024 school year, 471 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Bennett County School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Abby O'Neill20252028
Dallas Louden20222028
Ryan Pettit2027
Kayla Claussen20232026
Mike Olson20202026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,924,000 $15,180 64%
Local: $1,514,000 $2,900 12%
State: $2,940,000 $5,632 24%
Total: $12,378,000 $23,713
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,029,000 $23,044
Total Current Expenditures: $7,417,000 $14,208
Instructional Expenditures: $3,849,000 $7,373 32%
Student and Staff Support: $581,000 $1,113 5%
Administration: $1,304,000 $2,498 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,683,000 $3,224 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,460,000 $8,544
Construction: $3,452,000 $6,613
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 13 PS <=20 6-9 10-14 20-29
2018-2019 20 <50 10-14 20-29 40-49
2017-2018 24 PS <50 10-14 30-39 40-49
2016-2017 20 PS <50 6-9 20-29 40-49
2015-2016 23 PS <50 10-14 20-29 40-49
2014-2015 23 PS PS <50 10-14 20-29 40-49
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 58 PS >=50 45-49 50-59 80-84
2011-2012 59 PS PS 45-49 60-69 85-89
2010-2011 60 PS PS <50 40-44 80-89 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 PS 21-39 20-24 20-24 30-39
2018-2019 38 <50 30-34 40-49 50-59
2017-2018 43 PS <50 35-39 40-49 60-69
2016-2017 39 PS <50 25-29 40-49 50-59
2015-2016 46 PS <50 25-29 50-59 70-79
2014-2015 31 PS PS <50 20-24 40-49 40-49
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 58 PS <50 45-49 60-69 85-89
2011-2012 55 PS PS 40-44 60-69 80-84
2010-2011 59 PS PS <50 45-49 60-69 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 60-69 PS 21-39 PS >=50
2018-2019 70-79 PS 60-79 >=50 >=50
2017-2018 60-69 PS 21-39 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 60-79 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 70-79 PS 40-59 PS >=50
2014-2015 70-79 PS 40-59 >=50 >=80
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 40-49 >=50 >=80
2012-2013 60-69 PS 40-59 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 50-59 30-39 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 50-59 30-39 >=50 >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 471 -4.0
2022-2023 490 -6.5
2021-2022 522 5.4
2020-2021 494 -5.7
2019-2020 522 13.0
2018-2019 454 -9.3
2017-2018 496 -0.4
2016-2017 498 1.6
2015-2016 490 -2.2
2014-2015 501 -0.6
2013-2014 504 3.2
2012-2013 488 -9.8
2011-2012 536 0.2
2010-2011 535 -9.3
2009-2010 585 5.0
2008-2009 556 0.2
2007-2008 555 2.3
2006-2007 542 -3.0
2005-2006 558 2.9
2004-2005 542 -2.4
2003-2004 555 -7.0
2002-2003 594 -2.4
2001-2002 608 0.3
2000-2001 606 4.3
1999-2000 580 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bennett County School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 55.0 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.6
Black 0.2 3.4
Hispanic 5.7 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 22.5 5.9
White 15.7 70.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bennett County School District had 40.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 19.58
Secondary: 11.92
Total: 40.70

Bennett County School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.12
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.75
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 5.33
Other Support Services: 19.06


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bennett County School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bennett County Elementary School - 03229PK-5
Bennett County High School - 011289-12
Bennett County Middle School - 061146-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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