An equity score of 10/100 ranks Carrington 49 #101 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,062 per pupil, Carrington 49 ranks #163 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
Carrington 49 operates 2 public schools serving 613 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Foster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,062 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 17 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 48.7% local, 41.9% state, and 9.4% 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 10/100, ranked #101 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 300.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Carrington Elementary School, enrolling 347 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Carrington Elementary School accounts for 56.6% of all Carrington 49 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carrington 49 a distant remainder — means Carrington 49-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Carrington 49 student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Carrington 49 is typically wider than the Carrington 49-aggregate figure suggests.
Carrington 49 chronic absenteeism rate is 18.4% — 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 Carrington 49 is typically wider than the Carrington 49-aggregate figure suggests.