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Steele, North Dakota - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Kidder County 1 #32 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,139 per pupil, Kidder County 1 ranks #115 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
403
Total Enrollment
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$15,139
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kidder County 1 operates 2 public schools serving 403 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 Kidder County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,139 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 31.4% local, 45.7% state, and 22.9% 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 57/100, ranked #32 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.
a 193.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Kidder County Elementary School accounts for 50.9% of all Kidder County 1 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kidder County 1 a distant remainder — means Kidder 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.
Kidder County 1 student-counselor ratio is 194:1 — 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.
Kidder County 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Kidder County 1 is typically wider than the Kidder County 1-aggregate figure suggests.
Kidder County 1 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 403 students.
How much does Kidder County 1 spend per student?
Kidder County 1 spends $15,139 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #32 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of Kidder County 1?
Kidder County 1 students are 91.3% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kidder County 1?
Kidder County 1 has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #32 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.