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Bison School District 52-1
A public school district in Bison, South Dakota, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 135
- Students enrolled
- 16.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 31.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,642
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 135 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,948th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 138th of 149 in South Dakota. Larger than 10% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,642 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 63% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bison School District 52-1 spent $17,358 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,165 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $17,358 | $2.4 million | 137 |
| FY2023 | $17,642 | $2.4 million | 134 |
| FY2022 | $18,044 | $2.5 million | 137 |
| FY2021 | $16,437 | $2.3 million | 142 |
| FY2020 | $15,638 | $2.2 million | 141 |
| FY2019 | $16,000 | $2.3 million | 145 |
| FY2018 | $15,039 | $2.3 million | 152 |
| FY2017 | $16,369 | $2.4 million | 149 |
| FY2016 | $14,486 | $2.1 million | 148 |
| FY2015 | $12,858 | $1.9 million | 148 |
| FY2014 | $13,420 | $1.9 million | 143 |
| FY2013 | $12,420 | $1.8 million | 143 |
| FY2012 | $12,077 | $1.7 million | 143 |
| FY2011 | $13,328 | $1.8 million | 134 |
| FY2010 | $14,059 | $1.9 million | 135 |
| FY2009 | $13,029 | $1.8 million | 136 |
| FY2008 | $13,182 | $1.8 million | 137 |
| FY2007 | $13,624 | $1.7 million | 125 |
| FY2006 | $11,299 | $1.4 million | 127 |
| FY2005 | $8,165 | $1.3 million | 158 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $432,000 | 15.5% |
| State | $599,000 | 21.5% |
| Local | $1.8 million | 63.0% |
| Total | $2.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bison Elementary - 02 | 65 |
| Bison High School - 01 | 52 |
| Bison Junior High - 04 | 18 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4607050
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Dakota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Dakota — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Dakota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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