An equity score of 50/100 ranks Bon Homme School District 04-2 #57 of 121 districts in South Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,156 per pupil, Bon Homme School District 04-2 ranks #89 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
589
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$12,156
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bon Homme School District 04-2 operates 8 public schools serving 589 students, placing it among the smaller districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bon Homme County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,156 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Dakota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.6% local, 30.8% state, and 18.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #57 of 121 in South Dakota against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 320.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Springfield Elementary - 03, with a diversity index of 25.0/100.
Its largest campus is Tyndall Elementary - 04, enrolling 188 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bon Homme Pk - 08, at 29 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tyndall Elementary - 04 accounts for 30.4% of all Bon Homme School District 04-2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bon Homme School District 04-2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bon Homme School District 04-2 school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Bon Homme School District 04-2 school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 188 students (highest), a spread of 159 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bon Homme School District 04-2 student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bon Homme School District 04-2 is typically wider than the Bon Homme School District 04-2-aggregate figure suggests.
Bon Homme School District 04-2 chronic absenteeism rate is 9.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Bon Homme School District 04-2's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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