Lakota 66

Public school district · Nelson County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3810600

Lakota 66 spent $16,516 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,222). Its 2 schools enrolled 205 students in 2024-25; 51.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,663 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (North Dakota: 83.2%).

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 Lakota 66 in enrollment (176 to 191 students) and Lakota 66 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Lakota 66, FY23Mandaree 36 $38,659; Sargent Central 6 $21,529; Midkota 7 $19,676; North Sargent 3 $19,242; Fessenden-Bowdon 25 $18,439; Hatton Eielson 7 $17,983; Lakota 66 $16,516; Lidgerwood 28 $16,402; Manvel 125 $12,798; White Shield 85 $12,383; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k20k30k40kMandaree 36$38,659Sargent Central 6$21,529Midkota 7$19,676North Sargent 3$19,242Fessenden-Bowdon 25$18,439Hatton Eielson 7$17,983Lakota 66$16,516Lidgerwood 28$16,402Manvel 125$12,798White Shield 85$12,383State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Lakota 66, FY23Mandaree 36 $38,659; Sargent Central 6 $21,529; Midkota 7 $19,676; North Sargent 3 $19,242; Fessenden-Bowdon 25 $18,439; Hatton Eielson 7 $17,983; Lakota 66 $16,516; Lidgerwood 28 $16,402; Manvel 125 $12,798; White Shield 85 $12,383; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k20k30k40kMandaree 36$38,659Sargent Central 6$21,529Midkota 7$19,676North Sargent 3$19,242Fessenden-Bowdon 25$18,439Hatton Eielson 7$17,983Lakota 66$16,516Lidgerwood 28$16,402Manvel 125$12,798White Shield 85$12,383State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Lakota 66, FY23Mandaree 36 $38,659; Sargent Central 6 $21,529; Midkota 7 $19,676; North Sargent 3 $19,242; Fessenden-Bowdon 25 $18,439; Hatton Eielson 7 $17,983; Lakota 66 $16,516; Lidgerwood 28 $16,402; Manvel 125 $12,798; White Shield 85 $12,383; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k20k30k40kMandaree 36$38,659Sargent Central 6$21,529Midkota 7$19,676North Sargent 3$19,242Fessenden-Bowdon 25$18,439Hatton Eielson 7$17,983Lakota 66$16,516Lidgerwood 28$16,402Manvel 125$12,798White Shield 85$12,383State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Lakota 66, FY23Mandaree 36 $38,659; Sargent Central 6 $21,529; Midkota 7 $19,676; North Sargent 3 $19,242; Fessenden-Bowdon 25 $18,439; Hatton Eielson 7 $17,983; Lakota 66 $16,516; Lidgerwood 28 $16,402; Manvel 125 $12,798; White Shield 85 $12,383; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k20k30k40kMandaree 36$38,659Sargent Central 6$21,529Midkota 7$19,676North Sargent 3$19,242Fessenden-Bowdon 25$18,439Hatton Eielson 7$17,983Lakota 66$16,516Lidgerwood 28$16,402Manvel 125$12,798White Shield 85$12,383State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$3,688,000 in revenue: 51.9% state, 36.8% local and 11.3% federal. Total spending including $214,000 of capital outlay was $3,299,000, or $17,929 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lakota 66 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,913,000; Local $1,357,000; Federal $418,000; total $3,688,000.
  • State$1,913,000 52%
  • Local$1,357,000 37%
  • Federal$418,000 11%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

184 students in 2022-23, 184 students in 2023-24, 205 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lakota 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 184, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-231842023-241842024-25205
Lakota 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 184, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-231842023-241842024-25205
Lakota 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 184, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-231842023-241842024-25205
Lakota 66 enrollment by school year2022-23: 184, 2023-24: 184, 2024-25: 20501002003002022-231842023-241842024-25205

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318423.08.0
2023-2418423.08.0
2024-2520525.08.2

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

$1,086,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,902 per student

Lakota 66 booked $1,086,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 23 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 $47,217 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 2 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$770,00070.9%
Special education$81,0007.5%
Vocational$49,0004.5%
Other programs$186,00017.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,420 in 2018-19, $5,988 in 2019-20, $6,475 in 2020-21, $6,274 in 2021-22, $5,902 in 2022-23.

Lakota 66 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,420, 2019-20: $5,988, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,274, 2022-23: $5,90202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,4202019-20$5,9882020-21$6,4752021-22$6,2742022-23$5,902
Lakota 66 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,420, 2019-20: $5,988, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,274, 2022-23: $5,90202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,4202019-20$5,9882020-21$6,4752021-22$6,2742022-23$5,902
Lakota 66 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,420, 2019-20: $5,988, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,274, 2022-23: $5,90202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,4202019-20$5,9882020-21$6,4752021-22$6,2742022-23$5,902
Lakota 66 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,420, 2019-20: $5,988, 2020-21: $6,475, 2021-22: $6,274, 2022-23: $5,90202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,4202019-20$5,9882020-21$6,4752021-22$6,2742022-23$5,902

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 Lakota 66 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts50-54%43.8%88
Math40-44%38.6%88

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 6 students in Lakota 66's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNorth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate50% or more83.2%
Students in the class68,249

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 129 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lakota Elementary School12910.824.8%Schoolwide program

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.

1 high school, 76 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lakota High School765.823.7%Not 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 Lakota 66

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 Lakota 66

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentLakota 66 ranks 90 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,516).#90 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaLakota 66 is the number 106 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 184 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#106 of 170
  3. North Sargent 3The next larger North Dakota district: 186 students in fall 2022, $19,242 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,242
  4. Fessenden-Bowdon 25The next smaller North Dakota district: 180 students in fall 2022, $18,439 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,439
  5. Compare Lakota 66 with North Sargent 3Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lakota High School, its largest high school76 students in 2024-25, 5.8 per teacher.76
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaLakota 66 spent $47,217 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$47,217
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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 Lakota 66

  1. How many schools and students are in Lakota 66?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 205 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lakota 66 spend per student?
    $16,516 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 $17,663 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lakota 66's money come from?
    $3,688,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.9% state, 36.8% local and 11.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lakota 66 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 16 of the 201 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Lakota 66 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,086,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,902 per student. Divided by the 23 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,217 per teacher, more than 2 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).
  6. How do students in Lakota 66 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lakota 66 scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading and 40-44% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Lakota 66?
    50% or more of the 6 students in Lakota 66's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Lakota 66's NCES district ID?
    3810600. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.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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