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Devils Lake, North Dakota - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Devils Lake 1 #53 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,540 per pupil, Devils Lake 1 ranks #125 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,737
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,540
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Devils Lake 1 operates 5 public schools serving 1,737 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Ramsey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,540 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 29.6% local, 60.7% state, and 9.7% 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 48/100, ranked #53 of 101 in North Dakota against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 230:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prairie View Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.7/100.
Its largest campus is Devils Lake High School, enrolling 552 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Minnie H Kindergarten Center, at 167 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Devils Lake High School accounts for 30.9% of all Devils Lake 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Devils Lake 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Devils Lake 1 school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Devils Lake 1 school enrollment ranges from 167 students (lowest) to 552 students (highest), a spread of 385 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Devils Lake 1 student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — 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.
Devils Lake 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.0% — 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 Devils Lake 1 is typically wider than the Devils Lake 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Devils Lake 1 has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,737 students.
How much does Devils Lake 1 spend per student?
Devils Lake 1 spends $14,540 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #53 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Devils Lake 1?
Devils Lake 1 students are 62.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Devils Lake 1?
Devils Lake 1 has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #53 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.