An equity score of 30/100 ranks Dickinson 1 #86 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,504 per pupil, Dickinson 1 ranks #128 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,954
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$14,504
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dickinson 1 operates 12 public schools serving 3,954 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Stark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,504 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 35.7% local, 49.9% state, and 14.4% 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 30/100, ranked #86 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 310.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% White, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is P S Berg Elementary School, with a diversity index of 49.3/100.
Its largest campus is Dickinson High School, enrolling 1,022 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Roughrider Elementary Virtual Academy, at 38 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dickinson High School accounts for 24.5% of all Dickinson 1 student enrollment
That concentration means Dickinson 1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Dickinson 1 school enrollment varies 27× across entities
Dickinson 1 school enrollment ranges from 38 students (lowest) to 1,022 students (highest), a spread of 984 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dickinson 1 student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — 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 Dickinson 1 is typically wider than the Dickinson 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Dickinson 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — 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 Dickinson 1 is typically wider than the Dickinson 1-aggregate figure suggests.