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Beulah, North Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Beulah 27 #95 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,174 per pupil, Beulah 27 ranks #146 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Beulah 27 operates 3 public schools serving 761 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,174 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Dakota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.1% local, 47.1% state, and 13.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #95 of 101 in North Dakota against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 221:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beulah High School, with a diversity index of 25.2/100.
Its largest campus is Beulah Elementary School, enrolling 306 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Beulah Elementary School accounts for 40.2% of all Beulah 27 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Beulah 27-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Beulah 27 student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Beulah 27 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Beulah 27 is typically wider than the Beulah 27-aggregate figure suggests.
Beulah 27 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 761 students.
How much does Beulah 27 spend per student?
Beulah 27 spends $13,174 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #95 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Beulah 27?
Beulah 27 students are 86.9% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beulah 27?
Beulah 27 has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #95 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.