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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 342 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Bridgewater-Emery School District is a school district in South Dakota (Hanson, Hutchinson, and McCook counties). During the 2024 school year, 342 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 Bridgewater-Emery School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dale Becker
Chantel Dye
James Hanssen
Jerry Hofer
Kelsha Kressman
Carolyn Meyer
Lisa Schleich

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: $665,000 $1,962 12%
Local: $3,307,000 $9,755 60%
State: $1,518,000 $4,478 28%
Total: $5,490,000 $16,195
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,891,000 $14,427
Total Current Expenditures: $4,478,000 $13,209
Instructional Expenditures: $2,516,000 $7,421 51%
Student and Staff Support: $425,000 $1,253 9%
Administration: $604,000 $1,781 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $933,000 $2,752 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $270,000 $796
Construction: $119,000 $351
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $87,000 $256


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 (%)
2021-2022 50-54 PS <50 PS <50 50-54
2020-2021 55-59 PS <50 PS PS 55-59
2018-2019 45-49 PS <50 PS 45-49
2017-2018 50-54 PS <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 35-39 PS PS 35-39
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 60-64 PS >=50 PS <50 60-64
2020-2021 60-64 PS >=50 PS PS 60-64
2018-2019 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2017-2018 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS 60-64
2015-2016 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 75-79
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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 >=80
2020-2021 80-89 PS >=80
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS >=50
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 PS >=80
2010-2011 >=80 PS >=80


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 342 2.6
2022-2023 333 -1.8
2021-2022 339 -1.8
2020-2021 345 4.9
2019-2020 328 -5.2
2018-2019 345 0.3
2017-2018 344 5.5
2016-2017 325 -1.8
2015-2016 331 0.3
2014-2015 330 -0.6
2013-2014 332 3.3
2012-2013 321 4.4
2011-2012 307 2.9
2010-2011 298 39.9
2009-2010 179 -2.2
2008-2009 183 -1.1
2007-2008 185 -2.2
2006-2007 189 6.3
2005-2006 177 -5.1
2004-2005 186 0.0
2003-2004 186 -4.3
2002-2003 194 2.1
2001-2002 190 -3.7
2000-2001 197 1.5
1999-2000 194 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bridgewater-Emery School District (%) South Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 10.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.6
Black 1.5 3.4
Hispanic 2.9 8.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 5.9
White 92.1 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, Bridgewater-Emery School District had 28.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.85.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.36
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 14.82
Secondary: 9.18
Total: 28.86

Bridgewater-Emery School District employed 2.60 district administrators and 1.16 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.60
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 1.16
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.03
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 1.52
Other Support Services: 8.00


Schools

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

The Bridgewater-Emery School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02159PK-5
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 011089-12
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04756-8

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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