Valley City 2

Public school district · Barnes County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3818850

Valley City 2 spent $13,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other North Dakota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,196). Its 4 schools enrolled 943 students in 2024-25; 48.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,816 per student, up 8.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 Valley City 2 in enrollment (690 to 1,201 students) and Valley City 2 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Valley City 2, 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, 1,000+ students $14,196.10k12k14k16k18kNew 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, 1,000+ students $14,196
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Valley City 2, 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, 1,000+ students $14,196.10k12k14k16k18kNew 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, 1,000+ students $14,196
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Valley City 2, 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, 1,000+ students $14,196.10k14k18kNew 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, 1,000+ students $14,196
Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Valley City 2, 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, 1,000+ students $14,196.10k14k18kNew 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, 1,000+ students $14,196

Where the money came from

$18,226,000 in revenue: 48.2% state, 30.7% local and 21.1% federal. Total spending including $1,030,000 of capital outlay was $16,456,000, or $15,884 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Valley City 2 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,786,000; Local $5,594,000; Federal $3,846,000; total $18,226,000.
  • State$8,786,000 48%
  • Local$5,594,000 31%
  • Federal$3,846,000 21%

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 15 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,033 students in 2022-23, 975 students in 2023-24, 943 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Valley City 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 94305001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-249752024-25943
Valley City 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 94305001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-249752024-25943
Valley City 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 94305001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-249752024-25943
Valley City 2 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,033, 2023-24: 975, 2024-25: 94305001k1.5k2022-231,0332023-249752024-25943

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03366.515.5
2023-2497570.113.9
2024-2594367.114.1

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

$5,913,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,708 per student

Valley City 2 booked $5,913,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 66 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 $88,944 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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$2,769,00046.8%
Other programs$3,144,00053.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,761 in 2018-19, $4,651 in 2019-20, $5,192 in 2020-21, $5,297 in 2021-22, $5,708 in 2022-23.

Valley City 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,761, 2019-20: $4,651, 2020-21: $5,192, 2021-22: $5,297, 2022-23: $5,70802k4k6k2018-19$4,7612019-20$4,6512020-21$5,1922021-22$5,2972022-23$5,708
Valley City 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,761, 2019-20: $4,651, 2020-21: $5,192, 2021-22: $5,297, 2022-23: $5,70802k4k6k2018-19$4,7612019-20$4,6512020-21$5,1922021-22$5,2972022-23$5,708
Valley City 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,761, 2019-20: $4,651, 2020-21: $5,192, 2021-22: $5,297, 2022-23: $5,70802k4k6k2018-19$4,7612019-20$4,6512020-21$5,1922021-22$5,2972022-23$5,708
Valley City 2 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,761, 2019-20: $4,651, 2020-21: $5,192, 2021-22: $5,297, 2022-23: $5,70802k4k6k2018-19$4,7612019-20$4,6512020-21$5,1922021-22$5,2972022-23$5,708

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 Valley City 2 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 49% 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 arts41%43.8%548
Math49%38.6%554

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

85-89% of the 109 students in Valley City 2'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 rate85‑89%83.2%
Students in the class1098,249

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, 258 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Elementary School25814.729.5%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.

2 middle schools, 368 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Washington Elementary School20913.624.4%Schoolwide program
Valley City Junior High School15914.021.4%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.

1 high school, 317 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Valley City High School31713.921.5%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.

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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 Valley City 2

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentValley City 2 ranks 12 of 15 North Dakota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,719).#12 of 15
  2. Every school district in North DakotaValley City 2 is the number 14 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 1,036 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#14 of 170
  3. Wahpeton 37The next larger North Dakota district: 1,201 students in fall 2022, $13,897 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,897
  4. New Town 1The next smaller North Dakota district: 994 students in fall 2022, $17,294 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,294
  5. Compare Valley City 2 with Wahpeton 37Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Valley City High School, its largest high school317 students in 2024-25, 13.9 per teacher.317
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaValley City 2 spent $88,944 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$88,944
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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 Valley City 2

  1. How many schools and students are in Valley City 2?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 943 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Valley City 2 spend per student?
    $13,719 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,196 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,816 per student, up 8.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Valley City 2's money come from?
    $18,226,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.2% state, 30.7% local and 21.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Valley City 2 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 97 of the 1,154 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.4%, 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 Valley City 2 spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,913,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,708 per student. Divided by the 66 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $88,944 per teacher, more than 88 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 Valley City 2 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Valley City 2 scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 49% 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 Valley City 2?
    85-89% of the 109 students in Valley City 2'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 Valley City 2's NCES district ID?
    3818850. 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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