State/Public Middle Open

Bison Jr. High - 04

๐Ÿ“ 200 E Carr St, Bison, Perkins County, 57620

24
Pupils
11.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bison Jr. High - 04 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bison, Perkins County. The school has 24 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dr. George Shipley Jr.. It is part of the Bison School District 52-1 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Dr. George Shipley Jr.
School district
Bison School District 52-1

Enrollment & staffing

Bison Jr. High - 04 enrolls 24 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.

Male students
8 (33%)
Female students
16 (67%)
Teachers (FTE)
2.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.5:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White2292%
Hispanic or Latino14.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native14.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

3 of the school's 24 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades 7โ€“8Supplemental Virtual

Bison Jr. High - 04 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 28.

School district: Bison School District 52-1

Bison Jr. High - 04 is one of 3 schools in Bison School District 52-1, based in Bison, South Dakota. The district serves 135 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 24 students, Bison Jr. High - 04 is smaller than the district average of about 45 students per school.

135
District students
3
Schools
16
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

50%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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