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Schools in Running Water

Running Water’s public schools

Bon Homme School District 04-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Running Water. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
445 students on the public path
In brief

Running Water’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Running Water’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Springfield Elementary - 03 places highest (better than 90%); Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Running Water, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Bon Homme High School - 01. 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 Running Water, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–12Bon Homme High School - 01in TyndallC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bon Homme School District 04-2.

The district

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

Bon Homme School District 04-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 582 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,645SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 286 students tested
Math58%
State average 42.2% · 286 students tested

Running Water vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Running Water—Bon Homme School District 04-2

Every school in Running Water

5 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).

Also serving Running Waterin other towns
Tyndall Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tyndall
A
188 students12:1Rate it →
Springfield Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
A
57 students13:1Rate it →
Dawson Colony School - 20
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Scotland
B−
34 students10:1Rate it →
Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Tabor
D
30 students10:1Rate it →
Bon Homme High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Tyndall
C−
136 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Running Water’s schools

Are Running Water’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Running Water. Bon Homme School District 04-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Running Water. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Running Water in?

Bon Homme School District 04-2.

Where do Running Water kids go to high school?

Bon Homme High School - 01.

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What Running Water families are saying about school.

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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.