School district · North Dakota

Lewis and Clark 161

Lewis and Clark 161 in North Dakota: 6 public schools with 410 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,955 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
410
Students per teacher
10.8
ND 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,955
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)
37.9
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
205
ND 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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 60% of school districts in North Dakota

Median 45% · 140 school districts compared

181 students tested, grades 3–8 · ND A-PLUS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

North Dakota: 45%

50%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in North Dakota

Median 48% · 140 school districts compared

181 students tested, grades 3–8 · ND A-PLUS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

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
$15.4K15
$14.8K16
$15.7K17
$15.0K18
$14.1K19
$14.1K20
$14.5K21
$15.6K22
$18.7K23
$19.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.5% · $636K
State
43% · $4.2M
Local
51% · $5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,744
Support services
$6,328
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.3M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–6969.674%51%
K–60———
Pre-K–613615.540%55%
7–12988.7——
7–122———
7–127810.0——

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
401 4th Ave NE, Berthold, ND 58718
Phone
(701)453-3484
Website