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Bowdle School District 22-1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns

Serves Bowdle, Bowdle Township, Cottonwood Lake Township, Hudson Township, Modena Township, Odessa Township, Cloyd Valley Township and Madison Township.

Bowdle’s Schools page →

Students
90
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,670
SD $13,040
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
The gist

What stands out about Bowdle School District 22-1

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of South Dakota districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 51% more per student than the SD average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.4% since 2022–23
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% of the 147 South Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bowdle 474Bowdle Township 69Cottonwood Lake Township 39Hudson Township 37Modena Township 25Odessa Township 17Cloyd Valley Township 16Madison Township 15

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bowdle. Grade by grade →

K–5Bowdle Elementary - 02This district
6–8Bowdle Jr. High - 03This district
9–12Bowdle High School - 01This district

Test scores vs. SD

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 42.2% · 60 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 51% · 60 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 84% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,670 per student · 51% above SD
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 14%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
116’22
109’23
90’24

Down 22.4% since 2022–23.

Students
White 88%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools.

Bowdle Preschool - 04
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bowdle
7 students12:1
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowdle
B
40 students5:1
Bowdle Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowdle
20 students8:1
Bowdle High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowdle
23 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Edmunds Central School District 22-5Glen Township, Glover Township, Hillside Township
$17,925per student
Faulkton School District 24-4Sherman Township
$12,949per student
Hoven School District 53-2Sherman Township
$21,304per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Dakota.