School district · North Dakota

Wahpeton 37

Wahpeton 37 in North Dakota: 4 public schools with 1,221 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,328 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,221
Students per teacher
15.0
ND 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,328
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)
81.3
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
407
ND 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

41%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in North Dakota

Median 45% · 140 school districts compared

555 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%

48%proficient

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

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

Median 48% · 140 school districts compared

555 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
$12.0K15
$11.7K16
$11.7K17
$11.6K18
$11.7K19
$12.1K20
$13.1K21
$15.5K22
$13.9K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $2.6M
State
54% · $11.8M
Local
34% · $7.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,500
Support services
$4,799
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$517K
Long-term debt
$7.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–546915.138%39%
Pre-K–K11614.5——
6–827214.045%56%
9–1236415.8——

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
1021 11th St N, Wahpeton, ND 58075
Phone
(701)642-6741
Website