Bison Elementary - 02

Bison Elementary - 02 is a very small K-5 school in Bison, South Dakota, operated by Bison School District 52-1. The school teaches 65 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.

Bison School District 52-1 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 135 students. Bison Elementary - 02 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bison Elementary - 02 shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Perkins County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Bison Elementary - 02 lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Perkins County (around 36%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bison Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 39.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Perkins County put the typical household earns roughly $66,908 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Perkins County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424 students), of which Bison Elementary - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Bison High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 7 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bison Elementary - 02 comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

Bison Elementary - 02 operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Bison Elementary - 02's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 83 (now 65). Class-load math has narrowed: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bison Elementary - 02 typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.