Alexander 2

Public school district · McKenzie County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3801760

Alexander 2 spent $16,664 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,222). Its 2 schools enrolled 309 students in 2024-25; 5.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,213 per student, down 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (North Dakota: 83.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Alexander 2 in enrollment (308 to 335 students) and Alexander 2 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Alexander 2, FY23North Border $18,809; Washburn Public School $17,221; Eight Mile School District #6 $17,037; Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School $16,877; Alexander 2 $16,664; Richardton-Taylor Public Schools $16,514; Enderlin Area Schools $16,129; Northwood Public School $15,102; New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 $14,168; Minto 20 $12,581; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kNorth Border$18,809Washburn Public School$17,221Eight Mile School District #6$17,037Mohall Lansford Sherwood Publi…$16,877Alexander 2$16,664Richardton-Taylor Public Schoo…$16,514Enderlin Area Schools$16,129Northwood Public School$15,102New Rockford-Sheyenne 2$14,168Minto 20$12,581State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Alexander 2, FY23North Border $18,809; Washburn Public School $17,221; Eight Mile School District #6 $17,037; Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School $16,877; Alexander 2 $16,664; Richardton-Taylor Public Schools $16,514; Enderlin Area Schools $16,129; Northwood Public School $15,102; New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 $14,168; Minto 20 $12,581; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kNorth Border$18,809Washburn Public School$17,221Eight Mile School District #6$17,037Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public Sch…$16,877Alexander 2$16,664Richardton-Taylor Public Schools$16,514Enderlin Area Schools$16,129Northwood Public School$15,102New Rockford-Sheyenne 2$14,168Minto 20$12,581State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Alexander 2, FY23North Border $18,809; Washburn Public School $17,221; Eight Mile School District #6 $17,037; Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School $16,877; Alexander 2 $16,664; Richardton-Taylor Public Schools $16,514; Enderlin Area Schools $16,129; Northwood Public School $15,102; New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 $14,168; Minto 20 $12,581; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20kNorth Border$18,809Washburn Public School$17,221Eight Mile School District #6$17,037Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School$16,877Alexander 2$16,664Richardton-Taylor Public Schools$16,514Enderlin Area Schools$16,129Northwood Public School$15,102New Rockford-Sheyenne 2$14,168Minto 20$12,581State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Alexander 2, FY23North Border $18,809; Washburn Public School $17,221; Eight Mile School District #6 $17,037; Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School $16,877; Alexander 2 $16,664; Richardton-Taylor Public Schools $16,514; Enderlin Area Schools $16,129; Northwood Public School $15,102; New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 $14,168; Minto 20 $12,581; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20kNorth Border$18,809Washburn Public School$17,221Eight Mile School District #6$17,037Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public School$16,877Alexander 2$16,664Richardton-Taylor Public Schools$16,514Enderlin Area Schools$16,129Northwood Public School$15,102New Rockford-Sheyenne 2$14,168Minto 20$12,581State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$11,493,000 in revenue: 5.7% state, 85.8% local and 8.5% federal. Total spending including $362,000 of capital outlay was $6,279,000, or $19,561 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Alexander 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $651,000; Local $9,860,000; Federal $982,000; total $11,493,000.
  • State$651,000 6%
  • Local$9,860,000 86%
  • Federal$982,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 151 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

321 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 309 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Alexander 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 30901002003004002022-233212023-243432024-25309
Alexander 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 30901002003004002022-233212023-243432024-25309
Alexander 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 30901002003004002022-233212023-243432024-25309
Alexander 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 30901002003004002022-233212023-243432024-25309

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332127.011.9
2023-2434322.015.6
2024-2530934.09.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,575,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,907 per student

Alexander 2 booked $1,575,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 27 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $58,333 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 23 in 100 North Dakota districts with a figure (state median $65,626, 125 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,412,00089.7%
Other programs$163,00010.3%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,616 in 2018-19, $4,868 in 2019-20, $5,303 in 2020-21, $5,173 in 2021-22, $4,907 in 2022-23.

Alexander 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,616, 2019-20: $4,868, 2020-21: $5,303, 2021-22: $5,173, 2022-23: $4,90702k4k6k2018-19$4,6162019-20$4,8682020-21$5,3032021-22$5,1732022-23$4,907
Alexander 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,616, 2019-20: $4,868, 2020-21: $5,303, 2021-22: $5,173, 2022-23: $4,90702k4k6k2018-19$4,6162019-20$4,8682020-21$5,3032021-22$5,1732022-23$4,907
Alexander 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,616, 2019-20: $4,868, 2020-21: $5,303, 2021-22: $5,173, 2022-23: $4,90702k4k6k2018-19$4,6162019-20$4,8682020-21$5,3032021-22$5,1732022-23$4,907
Alexander 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,616, 2019-20: $4,868, 2020-21: $5,303, 2021-22: $5,173, 2022-23: $4,90702k4k6k2018-19$4,6162019-20$4,8682020-21$5,3032021-22$5,1732022-23$4,907

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Alexander 2 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth DakotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-44%43.8%129
Math25-29%38.6%131

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-79% of the 17 students in Alexander 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNorth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate60‑79%83.2%
Students in the class178,249

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 195 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alexander Elementary School19510.316.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 114 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Alexander High School1147.617.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Alexander 2

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentAlexander 2 ranks 84 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,664).#84 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaAlexander 2 is the number 60 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 321 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#60 of 170
  3. North Border School DistrictThe next larger North Dakota district: 325 students in fall 2022, $18,809 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,809
  4. Mohall Lansford Sherwood Public SchoolThe next smaller North Dakota district: 317 students in fall 2022, $16,877 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,877
  5. Compare Alexander 2 with North Border School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Alexander High School, its largest high school114 students in 2024-25, 7.6 per teacher.114
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaAlexander 2 spent $58,333 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$58,333
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Alexander 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Alexander 2?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 309 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Alexander 2 spend per student?
    $16,664 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Dakota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,222 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,213 per student, down 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Alexander 2's money come from?
    $11,493,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 5.7% state, 85.8% local and 8.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Alexander 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 25 of the 222 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Alexander 2 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,575,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,907 per student. Divided by the 27 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,333 per teacher, more than 23 in 100 North Dakota districts (state median $65,626). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Alexander 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Alexander 2 scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Alexander 2?
    60-79% of the 17 students in Alexander 2's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Alexander 2's NCES district ID?
    3801760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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