Newburg-United 54

Public school district · Bottineau County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3800825

Newburg-United 54 spent $28,453 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,222). Its 2 schools enrolled 81 students in 2024-25; 45.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $28,648 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Newburg-United 54 in enrollment (73 to 92 students) and Newburg-United 54 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Newburg-United 54, FY23Burke Central 36 $28,855; Newburg-United 54 $28,453; Selfridge 8 $28,197; Munich 19 $27,044; Sawyer 16 $26,973; Finley-Sharon 19 $25,878; Drake 57 $25,247; Bowbells 14 $24,933; Wing 28 $24,671; Yellowstone 14 $22,598; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.15k20k25k30kBurke Central 36$28,855Newburg-United 54$28,453Selfridge 8$28,197Munich 19$27,044Sawyer 16$26,973Finley-Sharon 19$25,878Drake 57$25,247Bowbells 14$24,933Wing 28$24,671Yellowstone 14$22,598State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Newburg-United 54, FY23Burke Central 36 $28,855; Newburg-United 54 $28,453; Selfridge 8 $28,197; Munich 19 $27,044; Sawyer 16 $26,973; Finley-Sharon 19 $25,878; Drake 57 $25,247; Bowbells 14 $24,933; Wing 28 $24,671; Yellowstone 14 $22,598; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.15k20k25k30kBurke Central 36$28,855Newburg-United 54$28,453Selfridge 8$28,197Munich 19$27,044Sawyer 16$26,973Finley-Sharon 19$25,878Drake 57$25,247Bowbells 14$24,933Wing 28$24,671Yellowstone 14$22,598State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Newburg-United 54, FY23Burke Central 36 $28,855; Newburg-United 54 $28,453; Selfridge 8 $28,197; Munich 19 $27,044; Sawyer 16 $26,973; Finley-Sharon 19 $25,878; Drake 57 $25,247; Bowbells 14 $24,933; Wing 28 $24,671; Yellowstone 14 $22,598; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.15k20k25k30kBurke Central 36$28,855Newburg-United 54$28,453Selfridge 8$28,197Munich 19$27,044Sawyer 16$26,973Finley-Sharon 19$25,878Drake 57$25,247Bowbells 14$24,933Wing 28$24,671Yellowstone 14$22,598State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Newburg-United 54, FY23Burke Central 36 $28,855; Newburg-United 54 $28,453; Selfridge 8 $28,197; Munich 19 $27,044; Sawyer 16 $26,973; Finley-Sharon 19 $25,878; Drake 57 $25,247; Bowbells 14 $24,933; Wing 28 $24,671; Yellowstone 14 $22,598; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.15k20k25k30kBurke Central 36$28,855Newburg-United 54$28,453Selfridge 8$28,197Munich 19$27,044Sawyer 16$26,973Finley-Sharon 19$25,878Drake 57$25,247Bowbells 14$24,933Wing 28$24,671Yellowstone 14$22,598State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$2,834,000 in revenue: 45.2% state, 45.5% local and 9.4% federal. Total spending including $224,000 of capital outlay was $2,700,000, or $31,395 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Newburg-United 54 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,280,000; Local $1,289,000; Federal $265,000; total $2,834,000.
  • State$1,280,000 45%
  • Local$1,289,000 45%
  • Federal$265,000 9%

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

86 students in 2022-23, 91 students in 2023-24, 81 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Newburg-United 54 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 8102550751002022-23862023-24912024-2581
Newburg-United 54 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 8102550751002022-23862023-24912024-2581
Newburg-United 54 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 8102550751002022-23862023-24912024-2581
Newburg-United 54 enrollment by school year2022-23: 86, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 8102550751002022-23862023-24912024-2581

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238613.66.3
2023-249113.26.9
2024-258116.54.9

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Newburg-United 54 scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 30-39% 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 arts60-69%43.8%37
Math30-39%38.6%37

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.

1 elementary school, 46 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Newburg-United Elementary School464.810.9%Targeted 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, 35 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Newburg-United High School355.111.4%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 Newburg-United 54

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 Newburg-United 54

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentNewburg-United 54 ranks 8 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,453).#8 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaNewburg-United 54 is the number 141 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 86 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#141 of 170
  3. Bowbells 14The next larger North Dakota district: 90 students in fall 2022, $24,933 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,933
  4. Burke Central 36The next smaller North Dakota district: 83 students in fall 2022, $28,855 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,855
  5. Compare Newburg-United 54 with Bowbells 14Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Newburg-United High School, its largest high school35 students in 2024-25, 5.1 per teacher.35
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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 Newburg-United 54

  1. How many schools and students are in Newburg-United 54?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 81 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Newburg-United 54 spend per student?
    $28,453 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 $28,648 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Newburg-United 54's money come from?
    $2,834,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.2% state, 45.5% local and 9.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Newburg-United 54 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 10 of the 105 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.5%, 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 do students in Newburg-United 54 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Newburg-United 54 scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading and 30-39% 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.
  6. What is Newburg-United 54's NCES district ID?
    3800825. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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