Bon Homme School District 4-2

Listed by NCES as Bon Homme School District 04-2 (district ID 4607400)

Public school district · Bon Homme County · South Dakota · NCES district ID 4607400

Bon Homme School District 4-2 spent $12,156 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other South Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,524). Its 7 schools enrolled 582 students in 2024-25; 32.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,645 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (South Dakota: 84%).

Spending per student among South Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bon Homme School District 4-2 in enrollment (512 to 608 students) and Bon Homme School District 4-2 itself.

Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Bon Homme School District 4-2, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 3…$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Bon Homme School District 4-2, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Bon Homme School District 4-2, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524
Current spending per student, South Dakota districts closest in size to Bon Homme School District 4-2, FY23Mobridge-Pollock $12,998; Redfield Public School $12,962; Bon Homme School District 4-2 $12,156; Groton Area $12,132; Parkston School District 33-3 $11,975; Platte-Geddes $11,895; Deuel School District 19-4 $11,450; Webster Area $10,579; Chester Area School District 39-1 $10,311; Baltic $9,313; State median, under 1,000 students $13,524.8k10k12k14kMobridge-Pollock$12,998Redfield Public School$12,962Bon Homme School District 4-2$12,156Groton Area$12,132Parkston School District 33-3$11,975Platte-Geddes$11,895Deuel School District 19-4$11,450Webster Area$10,579Chester Area School District 39-1$10,311Baltic$9,313State median, under 1,000 students $13,524

Where the money came from

$7,977,000 in revenue: 32.2% state, 50.2% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $436,000 of capital outlay was $7,635,000, or $12,963 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bon Homme School District 4-2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,566,000; Local $4,006,000; Federal $1,405,000; total $7,977,000.
  • State$2,566,000 32%
  • Local$4,006,000 50%
  • Federal$1,405,000 18%

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 125 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

589 students in 2022-23, 580 students in 2023-24, 582 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bon Homme School District 4-2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 58202004006002022-235892023-245802024-25582
Bon Homme School District 4-2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 58202004006002022-235892023-245802024-25582
Bon Homme School District 4-2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 58202004006002022-235892023-245802024-25582
Bon Homme School District 4-2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 589, 2023-24: 580, 2024-25: 58202004006002022-235892023-245802024-25582

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358949.311.9
2023-2458048.112.1
2024-2558246.212.6

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

$2,178,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,698 per student

Bon Homme School District 4-2 booked $2,178,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 49 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 $44,143 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 11 in 100 South Dakota districts with a figure (state median $49,840, 141 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 South Dakota teacher salary at $49,761 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,848,00084.8%
Special education$194,0008.9%
Vocational$136,0006.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,716 in 2018-19, $3,692 in 2019-20, $3,881 in 2020-21, $3,969 in 2021-22, $3,698 in 2022-23.

Bon Homme School District 4-2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,716, 2019-20: $3,692, 2020-21: $3,881, 2021-22: $3,969, 2022-23: $3,69801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7162019-20$3,6922020-21$3,8812021-22$3,9692022-23$3,698
Bon Homme School District 4-2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,716, 2019-20: $3,692, 2020-21: $3,881, 2021-22: $3,969, 2022-23: $3,69801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7162019-20$3,6922020-21$3,8812021-22$3,9692022-23$3,698
Bon Homme School District 4-2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,716, 2019-20: $3,692, 2020-21: $3,881, 2021-22: $3,969, 2022-23: $3,69801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7162019-20$3,6922020-21$3,8812021-22$3,9692022-23$3,698
Bon Homme School District 4-2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,716, 2019-20: $3,692, 2020-21: $3,881, 2021-22: $3,969, 2022-23: $3,69801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7162019-20$3,6922020-21$3,8812021-22$3,9692022-23$3,698

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 Bon Homme School District 4-2 scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 58% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtSouth DakotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%51%286
Math58%42.2%286

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 30 students in Bon Homme School District 4-2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South 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 districtSouth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate80% or more84%
Students in the class309,963

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.

4 elementary schools, 309 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tyndall Elementary - 0418812.331.9%Schoolwide program
Springfield Elementary - 035712.631.6%Schoolwide program
Dawson Colony School - 20349.9not reportedEligible, no program
Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18309.790.0%Schoolwide 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 middle school, 108 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bon Homme Middle School - 0210814.019.4%Schoolwide 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, 136 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bon Homme High School - 0113612.716.2%Eligible, no 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 other school, 29 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bon Homme PK - 082919.96.9%Eligible, no 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Tabor Elementary - 05

Elementary school in Tabor; 37 students; 8.1 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Bon Homme School District 4-2

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 Bon Homme School District 4-2

  1. South Dakota districts by spending per studentBon Homme School District 4-2 ranks 87 of 125 South Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,156).#87 of 125
  2. Every school district in South DakotaBon Homme School District 4-2 is the number 42 by size of 150 South Dakota districts, with 589 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#42 of 150
  3. Groton Area School DistrictThe next larger South Dakota district: 597 students in fall 2022, $12,132 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,132
  4. Chester Area School District 39-1The next smaller South Dakota district: 576 students in fall 2022, $10,311 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,311
  5. Compare Bon Homme School District 4-2 with Groton Area School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bon Homme High School - 01, its largest high school136 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.136
  7. Teacher salary spending across South DakotaBon Homme School District 4-2 spent $44,143 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $49,840); spending, not a salary.$44,143
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Bon Homme School District 4-2

  1. How many schools and students are in Bon Homme School District 4-2?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 582 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bon Homme School District 4-2 spend per student?
    $12,156 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the South Dakota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,524 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,645 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Bon Homme School District 4-2's money come from?
    $7,977,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.2% state, 50.2% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Bon Homme School District 4-2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 71 of the 593 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 Bon Homme School District 4-2 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,178,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,698 per student. Divided by the 49 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $44,143 per teacher, more than 11 in 100 South Dakota districts (state median $49,840). 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 South Dakota teacher salary at $49,761 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Bon Homme School District 4-2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Bon Homme School District 4-2 scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 58% in math, against 51% in reading and 42.2% in math across South Dakota. South 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 Bon Homme School District 4-2?
    80% or more of the 30 students in Bon Homme School District 4-2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84% across South 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 Bon Homme School District 4-2's NCES district ID?
    4607400. 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