School district · North Dakota

Grand Forks 1

Grand Forks 1 in North Dakota: 18 public schools with 7,811 students and 10.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,878 per student in FY2024.

Schools
18
Students
7,811
Students per teacher
10.7
ND 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,878
ND $16.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
731
Counselors (FTE)
27.0
Students per counselor
289
ND 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 12.6

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Dakota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Dakota: 40%

43%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in North Dakota

Median 45% · 140 school districts compared

3,481 students tested, grades 3–8 · ND A-PLUS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

North Dakota: 45%

45%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 63% of school districts in North Dakota

Median 48% · 140 school districts compared

3,481 students tested, grades 3–8 · ND A-PLUS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.7K15
$13.0K16
$13.3K17
$13.2K18
$13.8K19
$13.8K20
$14.3K21
$14.8K22
$15.3K23
$16.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $23.2M
State
43% · $73.5M
Local
43% · $73.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,861
Support services
$5,169
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$28.6M
Long-term debt
$23.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–536712.239%46%
Pre-K–549311.836%37%
Pre-K–556717.756%66%
Pre-K–548213.062%68%
Pre-K–546412.722%24%
Pre-K–517813.742%43%
Pre-K–52289.252%54%
Pre-K–52359.649%42%
Pre-K–53287.937%39%
Pre-K–51849.931%29%
Pre-K–52128.935%43%
6–8695.659%48%
6–85697.551%57%
6–85496.241%49%
6–85089.432%26%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2400 47th Ave S, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone
(701)746-2200
Website