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Schools in Bowdle

Bowdle’s public schools

Bowdle School District 22-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowdle. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▲ 51% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
90 students on the public path
In brief

Bowdle’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bowdle’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bowdle Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 64%); Bowdle Elementary - 02 lowest (64%). 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 Bowdle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Bowdle Elementary - 02Bowdle School District 22-1B
6–8Bowdle Jr. High - 03Bowdle School District 22-1No scores
9–12Bowdle High School - 01Bowdle School District 22-1No scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bowdle School District 22-1.

The district

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

Bowdle School District 22-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 90 students, down 22% since 2022–23 · 6.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$19,670SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51% · 60 students tested
Math44%
State average 42.2% · 60 students tested

Bowdle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowdle—Bowdle School District 22-1

Every school in Bowdle

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

Questions about Bowdle’s schools

Are Bowdle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bowdle. Bowdle School District 22-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowdle. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bowdle in?

Bowdle School District 22-1.

Where do Bowdle kids go to high school?

Bowdle 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.