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New Salem, North Dakota - 2 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks New Salem-Almont 49 #50 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,237 per pupil, New Salem-Almont 49 ranks #94 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
365
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,237
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Salem-Almont 49 operates 2 public schools serving 365 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 Morton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,237 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 46.3% local, 42.5% state, and 11.2% 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 49/100, ranked #50 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 188.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Prairie View Elementary School accounts for 56.2% of all New Salem-Almont 49 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Salem-Almont 49 a distant remainder — means New Salem-Almont 49-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.
New Salem-Almont 49 student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — 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.
New Salem-Almont 49 chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
New Salem-Almont 49 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 365 students.
How much does New Salem-Almont 49 spend per student?
New Salem-Almont 49 spends $16,237 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #50 in North Dakota.
What is the demographic composition of New Salem-Almont 49?
New Salem-Almont 49 students are 96.2% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Salem-Almont 49?
New Salem-Almont 49 has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #50 out of 101 districts in North Dakota.