Horse Creek 32

Public school district · McKenzie County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3809810

Horse Creek 32 spent $19,583 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,222). Its one school enrolled 11 students in 2024-25; 2.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,125 per student, up 64.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among North Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Horse Creek 32 in enrollment (19 to 29 students) and Horse Creek 32 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Horse Creek 32, FY23Edmore 2 $53,704; Sterling 35 $27,684; Kensal 19 $27,276; Lone Tree 6 $27,000; Ft Ransom 6 $26,182; Marmarth 12 $23,409; Horse Creek 32 $19,583; Little Heart 4 $15,852; Manning 45 $14,952; Sweet Briar 17 $12,920; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.020k40k60kEdmore 2$53,704Sterling 35$27,684Kensal 19$27,276Lone Tree 6$27,000Ft Ransom 6$26,182Marmarth 12$23,409Horse Creek 32$19,583Little Heart 4$15,852Manning 45$14,952Sweet Briar 17$12,920State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Horse Creek 32, FY23Edmore 2 $53,704; Sterling 35 $27,684; Kensal 19 $27,276; Lone Tree 6 $27,000; Ft Ransom 6 $26,182; Marmarth 12 $23,409; Horse Creek 32 $19,583; Little Heart 4 $15,852; Manning 45 $14,952; Sweet Briar 17 $12,920; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.020k40k60kEdmore 2$53,704Sterling 35$27,684Kensal 19$27,276Lone Tree 6$27,000Ft Ransom 6$26,182Marmarth 12$23,409Horse Creek 32$19,583Little Heart 4$15,852Manning 45$14,952Sweet Briar 17$12,920State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Horse Creek 32, FY23Edmore 2 $53,704; Sterling 35 $27,684; Kensal 19 $27,276; Lone Tree 6 $27,000; Ft Ransom 6 $26,182; Marmarth 12 $23,409; Horse Creek 32 $19,583; Little Heart 4 $15,852; Manning 45 $14,952; Sweet Briar 17 $12,920; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.020k40k60kEdmore 2$53,704Sterling 35$27,684Kensal 19$27,276Lone Tree 6$27,000Ft Ransom 6$26,182Marmarth 12$23,409Horse Creek 32$19,583Little Heart 4$15,852Manning 45$14,952Sweet Briar 17$12,920State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Horse Creek 32, FY23Edmore 2 $53,704; Sterling 35 $27,684; Kensal 19 $27,276; Lone Tree 6 $27,000; Ft Ransom 6 $26,182; Marmarth 12 $23,409; Horse Creek 32 $19,583; Little Heart 4 $15,852; Manning 45 $14,952; Sweet Briar 17 $12,920; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.020k40k60kEdmore 2$53,704Sterling 35$27,684Kensal 19$27,276Lone Tree 6$27,000Ft Ransom 6$26,182Marmarth 12$23,409Horse Creek 32$19,583Little Heart 4$15,852Manning 45$14,952Sweet Briar 17$12,920State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$299,000 in revenue: 2.0% state, 79.3% local and 18.7% federal. Total spending including $5,000 of capital outlay was $311,000, or $25,917 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Horse Creek 32 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,000; Local $237,000; Federal $56,000; total $299,000.
  • State$6,000 2%
  • Local$237,000 79%
  • Federal$56,000 19%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 151 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

12 students in 2022-23, 8 students in 2023-24, 11 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Horse Creek 32 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 8, 2024-25: 110510152022-23122023-2482024-2511
Horse Creek 32 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 8, 2024-25: 110510152022-23122023-2482024-2511
Horse Creek 32 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 8, 2024-25: 110510152022-23122023-2482024-2511
Horse Creek 32 enrollment by school year2022-23: 12, 2023-24: 8, 2024-25: 110510152022-23122023-2482024-2511

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23121.012.0
2023-2481.08.0
2024-25111.011.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$68,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,667 per student

Horse Creek 32 booked $68,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $68,000 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 61 in 100 North Dakota districts with a figure (state median $65,626, 125 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,714 in 2018-19, $2,455 in 2019-20, $2,545 in 2020-21, $2,583 in 2021-22, $5,667 in 2022-23.

Horse Creek 32 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,714, 2019-20: $2,455, 2020-21: $2,545, 2021-22: $2,583, 2022-23: $5,66702k4k6k2018-19$3,7142019-20$2,4552020-21$2,5452021-22$2,5832022-23$5,667
Horse Creek 32 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,714, 2019-20: $2,455, 2020-21: $2,545, 2021-22: $2,583, 2022-23: $5,66702k4k6k2018-19$3,7142019-20$2,4552020-21$2,5452021-22$2,5832022-23$5,667
Horse Creek 32 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,714, 2019-20: $2,455, 2020-21: $2,545, 2021-22: $2,583, 2022-23: $5,66702k4k6k2018-19$3,7142019-20$2,4552020-21$2,5452021-22$2,5832022-23$5,667
Horse Creek 32 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,714, 2019-20: $2,455, 2020-21: $2,545, 2021-22: $2,583, 2022-23: $5,66702k4k6k2018-19$3,7142019-20$2,4552020-21$2,5452021-22$2,5832022-23$5,667

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Horse Creek 32 scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNorth DakotaStudents tested
Reading and language arts50% or more43.8%7
Mathunder 50%38.6%7

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 11 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Horse Creek School1111.0not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Horse Creek 32

  • Phone: (701) 828-3080
  • Office: 1812 Horse Creek Rd, Cartwright, ND 58838

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Horse Creek 32

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentHorse Creek 32 ranks 49 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,583).#49 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaHorse Creek 32 is the number 169 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 12 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#169 of 170
  3. Nd School for the DeafThe next larger North Dakota district: 18 students in fall 2022.
  4. Bakker 10The next smaller North Dakota district: 2 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Horse Creek 32 with Nd School for the DeafEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaHorse Creek 32 spent $68,000 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$68,000
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Horse Creek 32

  1. How many schools and students are in Horse Creek 32?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 11 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Horse Creek 32 spend per student?
    $19,583 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the North Dakota median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,222 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,125 per student, up 64.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Horse Creek 32's money come from?
    $299,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 2.0% state, 79.3% local and 18.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Horse Creek 32 spend on teacher salaries?
    $68,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,667 per student. Divided by the 1 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,000 per teacher, more than 61 in 100 North Dakota districts (state median $65,626). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average North Dakota teacher salary at $55,769 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Horse Creek 32 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Horse Creek 32 scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading and under 50% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Horse Creek 32's NCES district ID?
    3809810. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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