Bowman Co 1

Public school district · Bowman County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3803200

Bowman Co 1 spent $16,052 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,222). Its 4 schools enrolled 508 students in 2024-25; 44.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,953 per student, down 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (North Dakota: 83.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bowman Co 1 in enrollment (441 to 548 students) and Bowman Co 1 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Bowman Co 1, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School Distric…$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Bowman Co 1, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Bowman Co 1, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Bowman Co 1, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$8,488,000 in revenue: 44.1% state, 50.1% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $205,000 of capital outlay was $8,338,000, or $16,743 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bowman Co 1 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,743,000; Local $4,255,000; Federal $490,000; total $8,488,000.
  • State$3,743,000 44%
  • Local$4,255,000 50%
  • Federal$490,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 151 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

498 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 508 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bowman Co 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50802004006002022-234982023-245102024-25508
Bowman Co 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50802004006002022-234982023-245102024-25508
Bowman Co 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50802004006002022-234982023-245102024-25508
Bowman Co 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50802004006002022-234982023-245102024-25508

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349848.410.3
2023-2451047.910.6
2024-2550848.610.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,983,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,990 per student

Bowman Co 1 booked $2,983,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 48 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,632 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 in 100 North Dakota districts with a figure (state median $65,626, 125 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,728,00057.9%
Special education$592,00019.8%
Vocational$259,0008.7%
Other programs$404,00013.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,788 in 2018-19, $5,347 in 2019-20, $5,974 in 2020-21, $5,645 in 2021-22, $5,990 in 2022-23.

Bowman Co 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,788, 2019-20: $5,347, 2020-21: $5,974, 2021-22: $5,645, 2022-23: $5,99002k4k6k2018-19$5,7882019-20$5,3472020-21$5,9742021-22$5,6452022-23$5,990
Bowman Co 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,788, 2019-20: $5,347, 2020-21: $5,974, 2021-22: $5,645, 2022-23: $5,99002k4k6k2018-19$5,7882019-20$5,3472020-21$5,9742021-22$5,6452022-23$5,990
Bowman Co 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,788, 2019-20: $5,347, 2020-21: $5,974, 2021-22: $5,645, 2022-23: $5,99002k4k6k2018-19$5,7882019-20$5,3472020-21$5,9742021-22$5,6452022-23$5,990
Bowman Co 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,788, 2019-20: $5,347, 2020-21: $5,974, 2021-22: $5,645, 2022-23: $5,99002k4k6k2018-19$5,7882019-20$5,3472020-21$5,9742021-22$5,6452022-23$5,990

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Bowman Co 1 scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 39% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth DakotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts40%43.8%265
Math39%38.6%265

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 26 students in Bowman Co 1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNorth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate80% or more83.2%
Students in the class268,249

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 243 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bowman Co Elementary School2308.812.6%Targeted program
Rhame Elementary School134.1not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 231 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bowman Co High School23112.913.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 34 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bowman Co Preschool3425.0not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bowman Co 1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bowman Co 1

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentBowman Co 1 ranks 100 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,052).#100 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaBowman Co 1 is the number 36 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 498 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#36 of 170
  3. May-Port CG School DistrictThe next larger North Dakota district: 508 students in fall 2022, $13,075 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,075
  4. Oakes School District #41The next smaller North Dakota district: 491 students in fall 2022, $12,499 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,499
  5. Compare Bowman Co 1 with May-Port CG School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bowman Co High School, its largest high school231 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.231
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaBowman Co 1 spent $61,632 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$61,632
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bowman Co 1

  1. How many schools and students are in Bowman Co 1?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 508 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bowman Co 1 spend per student?
    $16,052 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Dakota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,222 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,953 per student, down 0.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bowman Co 1's money come from?
    $8,488,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 44.1% state, 50.1% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bowman Co 1 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 55 of the 459 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Bowman Co 1 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,983,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,990 per student. Divided by the 48 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,632 per teacher, more than 33 in 100 North Dakota districts (state median $65,626). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Bowman Co 1 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bowman Co 1 scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 39% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Bowman Co 1?
    80% or more of the 26 students in Bowman Co 1's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Bowman Co 1's NCES district ID?
    3803200. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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