An equity score of 57/100 ranks Lewis and Clark 161 #33 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,713 per pupil, Lewis and Clark 161 ranks #63 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lewis and Clark 161 operates 4 public schools serving 401 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Ward County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,713 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 55.3% local, 39.6% state, and 5.1% 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 57/100, ranked #33 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 408:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Shore Plaza High School, with a diversity index of 40.4/100.
North Shore Plaza Elementary School accounts for 33.3% of all Lewis and Clark 161 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lewis and Clark 161-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Lewis and Clark 161 student-counselor ratio is 408:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lewis and Clark 161 chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — 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.