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Linton, North Dakota - 2 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Linton 36 #14 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,755 per pupil, Linton 36 ranks #50 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
242
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$18,755
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Linton 36 operates 2 public schools serving 242 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Emmons County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,755 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 35.0% local, 51.5% state, and 13.5% 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 78/100, ranked #14 of 101 in North Dakota against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 122.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Linton Elementary School, enrolling 172 students (70% of the district's total enrollment).
Linton Elementary School accounts for 70.2% of all Linton 36 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Linton 36 a distant remainder — means Linton 36-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.
Linton 36 student-counselor ratio is 123:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Linton 36 chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.