BHM Facts and Figures
District Population: 32,100
District Area: 157 square miles
Total District Employees: 668
2009-10 Preliminary First Day Enrollment
Elementary Students (K-5)
268 Discovery Elementary
500 Hanover Elementary
357 Montrose Elementary
619 Northwinds Elementary
427 Parkside Elementary
492 Tatanka Elementary
1,268 Middle School Students (6-8)
1,834 Buffalo High School (9-12)
22 Phoenix Learning Center
19 PRIDE Transitions
School Buildings
6 Elementary
1 Middle School
1 Traditional High School
1 Alternative High School
1 Transitions Program
Staggered School Start and Dismissal Times
| Elementary Schools | 8:50 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Kindergarten (a.m.) | 8:50 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Kindergarten (p.m.) | 12:50 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Kindergarten (All Day) | 8:50 a.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Secondary Schools | 7:45 a.m. | 2:20 p.m. |
| Alternative High School | 8:30 a.m. | 3 p.m. |
| PRIDE Transisitons | 8 a.m. | 2:30 p.m. |
Class Size
| Level | Average size | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary Schools | TBD | K-2 |
| TBD | 3-5 | |
| Middle School | TBD | 6-8 |
| High School | TBD | 9-12 |
Transportation
Percentage of Students Bused: 81%
Average Length of Bus Ride: 45 min.
Food Service
Food Service is available at all schools. 15% of all students eat breakfast and over 85% of all students eat hot lunch.
Special Program Opportunities
Choir is offered K-12 and band and orchestra are available at the middle and high schools during the regular school day. Community Education offers elementary students a Suzuki (orchestra) program for a fee. In addition, instrument lessons are offered such as, piano, guitar, drums and trumpet.
Languages are offered at the Secondary level: French, German and Spanish.
Gifted/Talented and Special Education Programs are available at both elementary and secondary levels.
KidKare, a school-age care program, is available through Community Education.
Technology & Number of Students per Computer
Computer instruction is offered to all K-12 students. With just over 5,800 students and approximately 1,800 computers for instruction district-wide, the student to computer ratio is about 4 to 1.