At $19,422 per pupil, Bowdle School District 22-1 ranks #11 of 149 South Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (South Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
116
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$19,422
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bowdle School District 22-1 operates 4 public schools serving 116 students, placing it among the smallest districts in South Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Edmunds County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,422 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 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 68.5% local, 17.1% state, and 14.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 80:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 3.1% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bowdle Jr. High - 03, with a diversity index of 27.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bowdle Elementary - 02, enrolling 40 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bowdle Preschool - 04, at 7 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bowdle Elementary - 02 accounts for 34.5% of all Bowdle School District 22-1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bowdle School District 22-1-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.
Bowdle School District 22-1 school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Bowdle School District 22-1 school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 40 students (highest), a spread of 33 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.
Bowdle School District 22-1 student-counselor ratio is 80:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Bowdle School District 22-1 chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Bowdle School District 22-1 is typically wider than the Bowdle School District 22-1-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Bowdle School District 22-1?
Bowdle School District 22-1 has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 116 students.
How much does Bowdle School District 22-1 spend per student?
Bowdle School District 22-1 spends $19,422 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Bowdle School District 22-1?
Bowdle School District 22-1 students are 87.8% White, 3.1% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.