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Bowdle School District, South Dakota

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Bowdle School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 109 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Bowdle School District is a school district in South Dakota (Walworth and Edmunds counties). During the 2024 school year, 109 students attended one of the district's four 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 Bowdle 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
Charles Belcher
Josh Heinrich
Phillip Hettick
Fern Hoffman
Tom Zinter

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: $307,000 $2,537 14%
Local: $1,462,000 $12,083 68%
State: $365,000 $3,017 17%
Total: $2,134,000 $17,636
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,324,000 $19,206
Total Current Expenditures: $2,215,000 $18,305
Instructional Expenditures: $1,226,000 $10,132 53%
Student and Staff Support: $72,000 $595 3%
Administration: $284,000 $2,347 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $633,000 $5,231 27%
Total Capital Outlay: $109,000 $900
Construction: $51,000 $421
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 40-49 PS PS 40-49
2018-2019 40-49 PS 40-49
2017-2018 35-39 35-39
2016-2017 50-54 50-54
2015-2016 25-29 PS 25-29
2014-2015 35-39 PS 35-39
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS 65-69

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 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2018-2019 50-59 PS 50-59
2017-2018 55-59 55-59
2016-2017 40-44 40-44
2015-2016 30-34 PS 30-34
2014-2015 35-39 PS 35-39
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS 75-79

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 PS PS
2018-2019 <50 <50
2017-2018 >=50 >=50
2016-2017 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 >=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 109 -6.4
2022-2023 116 -4.3
2021-2022 121 -5.8
2020-2021 128 8.6
2019-2020 117 3.4
2018-2019 113 -5.3
2017-2018 119 0.8
2016-2017 118 -3.4
2015-2016 122 0.8
2014-2015 121 -5.8
2013-2014 128 -6.3
2012-2013 136 -8.1
2011-2012 147 7.5
2010-2011 136 2.2
2009-2010 133 -2.3
2008-2009 136 2.2
2007-2008 133 5.3
2006-2007 126 -1.6
2005-2006 128 -7.0
2004-2005 137 -1.5
2003-2004 139 2.2
2002-2003 136 -8.8
2001-2002 148 -0.7
2000-2001 149 4.0
1999-2000 143 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bowdle School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.8 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.7 1.6
Black 0.0 3.4
Hispanic 3.7 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.8 5.9
White 89.0 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, Bowdle School District had 16.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 6.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.50
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 8.98
Secondary: 5.02
Total: 16.30

Bowdle School District employed 1.25 district administrators and 0.75 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.25
District Administrative Support: 0.10
School Administrators: 0.75
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 1.60
Other Support Services: 4.10


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 Bowdle School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bowdle Elementary - 0238KG-5
Bowdle High School - 01389-12
Bowdle Jr. High - 03216-8
Bowdle Preschool - 0412PK-PK

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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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