Bison School District, South Dakota

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Bison School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 137 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Bison School District is a school district in South Dakota (Perkins County). During the 2024 school year, 137 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 Bison School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Myron Lemer
J.D. Ryen
James Sandgren
Mike Stadler
Chris Veal

Elections

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District map

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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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$537,000	$3,920	19%
Local:	$1,761,000	$12,854	62%
State:	$549,000	$4,007	19%
Total:	$2,847,000	$20,781

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,634,000	$19,226
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,472,000	$18,043
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,380,000	$10,072	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$242,000	$1,766	9%
Administration:	$426,000	$3,109	16%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$424,000	$3,094	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$62,000	$452
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$100,000	$729

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	25-29	PS		PS		PS	25-29
2018-2019	40-44	PS		PS	PS	PS	40-44
2017-2018	35-39	PS		PS	PS	PS	40-44
2016-2017	35-39			PS	PS	PS	35-39
2015-2016	35-39			PS	PS	PS	40-44
2014-2015	45-49			PS	PS	PS	50-59
2012-2013	70-74			PS	PS		70-74
2011-2012	85-89				PS		85-89
2010-2011	85-89				PS	PS	80-84

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	45-49	PS		PS		PS	45-49
2018-2019	45-49	PS		PS	PS	PS	45-49
2017-2018	45-49	PS		PS	PS	PS	50-54
2016-2017	55-59			PS	PS	PS	55-59
2015-2016	50-54			PS	PS	PS	55-59
2014-2015	60-64			PS	PS	PS	60-69
2012-2013	65-69			PS	PS		65-69
2011-2012	85-89				PS		85-89
2010-2011	85-89				PS	PS	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	>=50						>=50
2018-2019	>=50						>=50
2017-2018	>=50						>=50
2016-2017	>=50				PS		>=50
2015-2016	>=50						>=50
2014-2015	>=50						>=50
2013-2014	>=80				PS		>=50
2012-2013	>=50						>=50
2011-2012	>=50					PS	>=50
2010-2011	>=50					PS	>=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.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	137	2.2
2022-2023	134	-2.2
2021-2022	137	-3.6
2020-2021	142	0.7
2019-2020	141	-2.8
2018-2019	145	-4.8
2017-2018	152	2.0
2016-2017	149	0.7
2015-2016	148	0.0
2014-2015	148	3.4
2013-2014	143	0.0
2012-2013	143	0.0
2011-2012	143	6.3
2010-2011	134	-0.7
2009-2010	135	-0.7
2008-2009	136	-0.7
2007-2008	137	8.8
2006-2007	125	-1.6
2005-2006	127	-24.4
2004-2005	158	11.4
2003-2004	140	2.1
2002-2003	137	-8.0
2001-2002	148	-0.7
2000-2001	149	-6.7
1999-2000	159	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Bison School District (%)	South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.7	10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.6
Black	0.0	3.4
Hispanic	4.4	8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	0.7	5.9
White	91.2	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bison School District had 18.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 7.51.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	1.08
Elementary:	9.36
Secondary:	6.75
Total:	18.24

Bison School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.10
School Administrators:	0.00
School Administrative Support:	1.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	2.53
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.07
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.50
Student Support Services:	1.83
Other Support Services:	4.00

Schools

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

The Bison School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bison Elementary - 02	71	KG-6
Bison High School - 01	46	9-12
Bison Jr. High - 04	20	7-8

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