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Hillsboro, North Dakota - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Hillsboro 9 #60 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,322 per pupil, Hillsboro 9 ranks #158 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
508
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,322
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hillsboro 9 operates 3 public schools serving 508 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Traill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,322 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 29.8% local, 51.6% state, and 18.6% 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 43/100, ranked #60 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.
a 164.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hillsboro Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hillsboro Elementary School, enrolling 254 students (51% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Spruce Lane Colony School, at 5 students, a 51x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hillsboro Elementary School accounts for 50.0% of all Hillsboro 9 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hillsboro 9 a distant remainder — means Hillsboro 9-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.
Hillsboro 9 school enrollment varies 51× across entities
Hillsboro 9 school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 254 students (highest), a spread of 249 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hillsboro 9 student-counselor ratio is 165:1 — 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.
Hillsboro 9 chronic absenteeism rate is 12.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.