Bowdle High School - 01

Bowdle High School - 01 operates as a rural-scale senior high in Bowdle, South Dakota, part of Bowdle School District 22-1. Current enrollment sits at 23 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Across the 4 schools in Bowdle School District 22-1 (90 students total), Bowdle High School - 01 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bowdle High School - 01 records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Edmunds County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bowdle High School - 01 has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.0:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Bowdle High School - 01 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Edmunds County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,630, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Edmunds County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 684 students), of which Bowdle High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Bowdle Preschool - 04, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bowdle High School - 01's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 30 (now 23). The White share of enrollment increased from 90% to 96% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.