New Town 1

Public school district · Mountrail County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3813920

New Town 1 spent $17,294 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 51% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,222). Its 3 schools enrolled 931 students in 2024-25; 3.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,534 per student, up 13.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (North Dakota: 83.2%).

Spending per student among North Dakota districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to New Town 1 in enrollment (690 to 1,201 students) and New Town 1 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to New Town 1, FY23New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; Northern Cass School District 97 $13,433; Beulah 27 $12,708; Central Cass 17 $12,242; Grafton 18 $11,865; Kindred Public School District 2 $11,122; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k12k14k16k18kNew Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District…$13,615Northern Cass School District …$13,433Beulah 27$12,708Central Cass 17$12,242Grafton 18$11,865Kindred Public School District…$11,122State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to New Town 1, FY23New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; Northern Cass School District 97 $13,433; Beulah 27 $12,708; Central Cass 17 $12,242; Grafton 18 $11,865; Kindred Public School District 2 $11,122; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k12k14k16k18kNew Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Northern Cass School District 97$13,433Beulah 27$12,708Central Cass 17$12,242Grafton 18$11,865Kindred Public School District 2$11,122State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to New Town 1, FY23New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; Northern Cass School District 97 $13,433; Beulah 27 $12,708; Central Cass 17 $12,242; Grafton 18 $11,865; Kindred Public School District 2 $11,122; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k14k18kNew Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Northern Cass School District 97$13,433Beulah 27$12,708Central Cass 17$12,242Grafton 18$11,865Kindred Public School District 2$11,122State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to New Town 1, FY23New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; Northern Cass School District 97 $13,433; Beulah 27 $12,708; Central Cass 17 $12,242; Grafton 18 $11,865; Kindred Public School District 2 $11,122; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k14k18kNew Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Northern Cass School District 97$13,433Beulah 27$12,708Central Cass 17$12,242Grafton 18$11,865Kindred Public School District 2$11,122State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$36,718,000 in revenue: 3.6% state, 16.0% local and 80.4% federal. Total spending including $10,412,000 of capital outlay was $27,602,000, or $27,769 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

New Town 1 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,331,000; Local $5,884,000; Federal $29,503,000; total $36,718,000.
  • State$1,331,000 4%
  • Local$5,884,000 16%
  • Federal$29,503,000 80%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

994 students in 2022-23, 950 students in 2023-24, 931 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

New Town 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 994, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239942023-249502024-25931
New Town 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 994, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239942023-249502024-25931
New Town 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 994, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239942023-249502024-25931
New Town 1 enrollment by school year2022-23: 994, 2023-24: 950, 2024-25: 93102505007501k2022-239942023-249502024-25931

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399487.811.3
2023-2495090.310.5
2024-2593188.910.5

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

$6,877,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,919 per student

New Town 1 booked $6,877,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 88 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 $78,370 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 80 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$4,136,00060.1%
Special education$1,094,00015.9%
Vocational$400,0005.8%
Other programs$1,247,00018.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,214 in 2018-19, $6,159 in 2019-20, $7,075 in 2020-21, $6,851 in 2021-22, $6,919 in 2022-23.

New Town 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,214, 2019-20: $6,159, 2020-21: $7,075, 2021-22: $6,851, 2022-23: $6,91902k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2142019-20$6,1592020-21$7,0752021-22$6,8512022-23$6,919
New Town 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,214, 2019-20: $6,159, 2020-21: $7,075, 2021-22: $6,851, 2022-23: $6,91902k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2142019-20$6,1592020-21$7,0752021-22$6,8512022-23$6,919
New Town 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,214, 2019-20: $6,159, 2020-21: $7,075, 2021-22: $6,851, 2022-23: $6,91902k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2142019-20$6,1592020-21$7,0752021-22$6,8512022-23$6,919
New Town 1 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,214, 2019-20: $6,159, 2020-21: $7,075, 2021-22: $6,851, 2022-23: $6,91902k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2142019-20$6,1592020-21$7,0752021-22$6,8512022-23$6,919

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 New Town 1 scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 8% 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 arts27%43.8%496
Math8%38.6%498

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

70-74% of the 76 students in New Town 1'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 rate70‑74%83.2%
Students in the class768,249

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, 546 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edwin Loe Elementary School54612.440.8%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.

1 middle school, 126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Town Middle School1266.440.5%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.

1 high school, 259 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Town High School25910.340.9%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 New Town 1

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 New Town 1

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentNew Town 1 ranks 75 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,294).#75 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaNew Town 1 is the number 16 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 994 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#16 of 170
  3. Central Cass 17The next larger North Dakota district: 1,036 students in fall 2022, $12,242 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,242
  4. Grafton 18The next smaller North Dakota district: 949 students in fall 2022, $11,865 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,865
  5. Compare New Town 1 with Central Cass 17Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. New Town High School, its largest high school259 students in 2024-25, 10.3 per teacher.259
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaNew Town 1 spent $78,370 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$78,370
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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 New Town 1

  1. How many schools and students are in New Town 1?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 931 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does New Town 1 spend per student?
    $17,294 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 $19,534 per student, up 13.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does New Town 1's money come from?
    $36,718,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 3.6% state, 16.0% local and 80.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in New Town 1 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 196 of the 1,079 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.2%, 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 New Town 1 spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,877,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,919 per student. Divided by the 88 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,370 per teacher, more than 80 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 New Town 1 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in New Town 1 scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 8% 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 New Town 1?
    70-74% of the 76 students in New Town 1'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 New Town 1's NCES district ID?
    3813920. 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