Oakes School District #41

Listed by NCES as Oakes 41 (district ID 3814500)

Public school district · Dickey County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3814500

Oakes School District #41 spent $12,499 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,222). Its 2 schools enrolled 475 students in 2024-25; 54.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,585 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (North Dakota: 83.2%).

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 Oakes School District #41 in enrollment (441 to 548 students) and Oakes School District #41 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Oakes School District #41, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School Distric…$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Oakes School District #41, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Oakes School District #41, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Oakes School District #41, FY23Dunseith 1 $23,276; St. John School District #3 $20,163; Tioga $18,145; Bowman Co 1 $16,052; Velva School District 1 $15,562; Hillsboro Public Schools $13,293; May-Port CG $13,075; South Prairie $12,756; Oakes School District #41 $12,499; Park River Area School District #8 $11,522; State median, under 1,000 students $17,222.10k15k20k25kDunseith 1$23,276St. John School District #3$20,163Tioga$18,145Bowman Co 1$16,052Velva School District 1$15,562Hillsboro Public Schools$13,293May-Port CG$13,075South Prairie$12,756Oakes School District #41$12,499Park River Area School District #8$11,522State median, under 1,000 students $17,222

Where the money came from

$7,990,000 in revenue: 54.7% state, 33.9% local and 11.4% federal. Total spending including $364,000 of capital outlay was $7,276,000, or $14,819 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Oakes School District #41 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,367,000; Local $2,709,000; Federal $914,000; total $7,990,000.
  • State$4,367,000 55%
  • Local$2,709,000 34%
  • Federal$914,000 11%

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

491 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 475 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Oakes School District #41 enrollment by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234912023-244802024-25475
Oakes School District #41 enrollment by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234912023-244802024-25475
Oakes School District #41 enrollment by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234912023-244802024-25475
Oakes School District #41 enrollment by school year2022-23: 491, 2023-24: 480, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234912023-244802024-25475

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349138.712.7
2023-2448035.513.5
2024-2547537.012.8

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

$2,098,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,273 per student

Oakes School District #41 booked $2,098,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 39 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 $54,212 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 9 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$1,404,00066.9%
Special education$15,0000.7%
Other programs$679,00032.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,412 in 2018-19, $3,566 in 2019-20, $3,709 in 2020-21, $3,601 in 2021-22, $4,273 in 2022-23.

Oakes School District #41 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,412, 2019-20: $3,566, 2020-21: $3,709, 2021-22: $3,601, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2018-19$3,4122019-20$3,5662020-21$3,7092021-22$3,6012022-23$4,273
Oakes School District #41 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,412, 2019-20: $3,566, 2020-21: $3,709, 2021-22: $3,601, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2018-19$3,4122019-20$3,5662020-21$3,7092021-22$3,6012022-23$4,273
Oakes School District #41 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,412, 2019-20: $3,566, 2020-21: $3,709, 2021-22: $3,601, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2018-19$3,4122019-20$3,5662020-21$3,7092021-22$3,6012022-23$4,273
Oakes School District #41 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,412, 2019-20: $3,566, 2020-21: $3,709, 2021-22: $3,601, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2018-19$3,4122019-20$3,5662020-21$3,7092021-22$3,6012022-23$4,273

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 Oakes School District #41 scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 46% 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 arts48%43.8%254
Math46%38.6%254

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

90% or more of the 39 students in Oakes School District #41'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 rate90% or more83.2%
Students in the class398,249

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, 247 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oakes Elementary School24711.224.7%Schoolwide 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, 228 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oakes High School22815.216.7%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 Oakes School District #41

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 Oakes School District #41

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentOakes School District #41 ranks 144 of 151 North Dakota districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,499).#144 of 151
  2. Every school district in North DakotaOakes School District #41 is the number 37 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 491 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#37 of 170
  3. Bowman Co 1The next larger North Dakota district: 498 students in fall 2022, $16,052 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,052
  4. Park River Area School District #8The next smaller North Dakota district: 485 students in fall 2022, $11,522 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,522
  5. Compare Oakes School District #41 with Bowman Co 1Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Oakes High School, its largest high school228 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.228
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaOakes School District #41 spent $54,212 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$54,212
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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 Oakes School District #41

  1. How many schools and students are in Oakes School District #41?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 475 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Oakes School District #41 spend per student?
    $12,499 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 $12,585 per student, up 0.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Oakes School District #41's money come from?
    $7,990,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.7% state, 33.9% local and 11.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Oakes School District #41 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 54 of the 469 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.5%, 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 much does Oakes School District #41 spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,098,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,273 per student. Divided by the 39 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,212 per teacher, more than 9 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 Oakes School District #41 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Oakes School District #41 scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 46% 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 Oakes School District #41?
    90% or more of the 39 students in Oakes School District #41'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 Oakes School District #41's NCES district ID?
    3814500. 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

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