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Schools in Bison

Bison’s public schools

Bison School District 52-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 33% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
135 students on the public path
In brief

Bison’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bison’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bison High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Bison Elementary - 02 lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Bison Elementary - 02Bison School District 52-1C+
7–8Bison Jr. High - 04Bison School District 52-1No scores
9–12Bison High School - 01Bison School District 52-1B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bison School District 52-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bison School District 52-1Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 135 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,358SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 73 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 73 students tested

Bison vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Bison’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bison—Bison School District 52-1

Every school in Bison

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bisonby address
Bison Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6
C+
65 students7:1Rate it →
Bison Jr. High - 04
Middle · Grades 7–8
18 students9:1Rate it →
Bison High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B−
52 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Bison’s schools

Are Bison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bison. Bison School District 52-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bison in?

Bison School District 52-1.

Where do Bison kids go to high school?

Bison High School - 01.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.