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Crosby, North Dakota - 2 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Divide County 1 #24 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,560 per pupil, Divide County 1 ranks #53 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$18,560
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Divide County 1 operates 2 public schools serving 383 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 Divide County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,560 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 69.7% local, 19.1% state, and 11.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 65/100, ranked #24 of 101 in North Dakota against a state average of 51, notably more 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 191:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.6% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Divide County Elementary School accounts for 57.7% of all Divide County 1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Divide County 1 a distant remainder — means Divide County 1-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.
Divide County 1 student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — 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.
Divide County 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Divide County 1 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 383 students.
How much does Divide County 1 spend per student?
Divide County 1 spends $18,560 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #24 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Divide County 1?
Divide County 1 students are 85.6% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Divide County 1?
Divide County 1 has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #24 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.