Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 24 towns

Serves Fessenden, Bowdon, Manfred Township, Norway Lake Township, West Norway Township, Cathay Township, Berlin Township, South Cottonwood Township, Hamburg Township, Oshkosh Township, Heimdal Township, Haaland Township, Bremen Township, Delger Township, West Ontario Township, Cathay, Germantown Township, Progress Township, Speedwell Township, Chaseley Township, Silver Lake Township, Hamberg, Rusland Township and St. Anna Township, and parts of Merkel Township, Fairville Township, Rexine Township and Wallace Township.

Students

196

Schools

Spent per student

$16,533

ND $16,642

Students per teacher

11:1

Free or reduced lunch

16%

The gist

What stands out about Fessenden-Bowdon Public School District 25

School Grade C: better than 29% of South Dakota districts
Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts below the state
11 students per teacher
Enrollment up 12% since 2020

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Peever.

PK–4Westside Elementary - 03Sisseton School District 54-2

5–8Sisseton Middle School - 02Sisseton School District 54-2

9–12Sisseton High School - 01Sisseton School District 54-2

Test scores vs. ND

2020–21

Math proficiency42%

State average 38.2%

Reading / language arts27%

State average 42.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)75%

State average 86.6% · small group: the state reports 50–100%

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$16,533 per student · 1% below ND

Spending

Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 37%Other 11%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 47%Federal 8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

175’20

176’21

179’22

194’23

196’24

Up 12% since 2020.

Students

White 97%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools.

Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fessenden

140 students12:1

Fessenden-Bowdon High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Fessenden

56 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kidder County School District 1Atwood Township, Frettim Township, Lake Williams Township

$15,580per student

Harvey Public School District 38Bull Moose Township, Crystal Lake Township, Forward Township

$17,038per student

Carrington Public School District 49Johnson Township, Lowery Township, Sykeston Township

$13,250per student

New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District 2Munster Township, Rosefield Township, Valhalla Township

$13,402per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.