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Bowdle Preschool - 04

Grades PK–PK · Bowdle, SD · NCES 460780001427

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3083 2nd Ave · Bowdle, SD 57428

At a glance

Reported students

7

NCES CCD 2024–25

Teachers (FTE)

0.55

NCES CCD 2024–25

Student–teacher ratio

12.7:1

Calculated; not a class-size measure

Grades served

PK–PK

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

School benchmarks

South Dakota other enrollment

47th percentile

Compared with 17 same-level schools reporting enrollment.

District median enrollment

23.5

Bowdle Preschool - 04: 7 reported students.

State peer staffing position

71st percentile

12.7:1 reported; state peer median 6.5:1. Ratio is not class size.

What the reported data says about Bowdle Preschool - 04

Bowdle Preschool - 04 is a public combined / other school serving grades PK–PK in Bowdle. It is one of 2 current school records connected to Bowdle School District 22-1. NCES reports 7 students for 2024–25.

Among 17 combined / other schools in South Dakota with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 9 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 47th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.

The reported student–teacher ratio is 12.7:1, above the South Dakota median of 6.5:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.

The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (85.7%) and American Indian or Alaska Native (14.3%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.

Questions worth asking Bowdle Preschool - 04

  1. 1How do the reported 12.7:1 student–teacher ratio and 0.55 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
  2. 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
  3. 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
  4. 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
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Enrollment needs

Lunch program
No

Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White85.7%
  • Hispanic0%
  • Black0%
  • Asian0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native14.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
  • Multiracial0%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.

Other schools in Bowdle School District 22-1

Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.

Bowdle Elementary - 02

Elementary · Grades KG–05

40 reported students

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