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Casselton, North Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Central Cass 17 #99 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,016 per pupil, Central Cass 17 ranks #161 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,036
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,016
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Cass 17 operates 3 public schools serving 1,036 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,016 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 34.6% local, 56.0% state, and 9.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #99 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 342:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 1.3% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Cass Elementary School, with a diversity index of 12.1/100.
Central Cass Elementary School accounts for 35.1% of all Central Cass 17 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Central Cass 17-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.
Central Cass 17 student-counselor ratio is 342:1 — 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 Central Cass 17 is typically wider than the Central Cass 17-aggregate figure suggests.
Central Cass 17 chronic absenteeism rate is 5.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Central Cass 17 has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,036 students.
How much does Central Cass 17 spend per student?
Central Cass 17 spends $12,016 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #99 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Central Cass 17?
Central Cass 17 students are 95.2% White, 1.3% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Cass 17?
Central Cass 17 has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #99 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.