Wahpeton 37

Public school district · Richland County · North Dakota · NCES district ID 3819020

Wahpeton 37 spent $13,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other North Dakota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,196). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,221 students in 2024-25; 53.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,328 per student, up 3.1% 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 Wahpeton 37 in enrollment (704 to 1,588 students) and Wahpeton 37 itself.

Current spending per student, North Dakota districts closest in size to Wahpeton 37, FY23Belcourt School District #7 $22,582; New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; 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 $14,196.10k15k20k25kBelcourt School District #7$22,582New Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District…$13,615Beulah 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 Wahpeton 37, FY23Belcourt School District #7 $22,582; New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; 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 $14,196.10k15k20k25kBelcourt School District #7$22,582New Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Beulah 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 Wahpeton 37, FY23Belcourt School District #7 $22,582; New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; 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 $14,196.10k15k20k25kBelcourt School District #7$22,582New Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Beulah 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 Wahpeton 37, FY23Belcourt School District #7 $22,582; New Town 1 $17,294; Wahpeton 37 $13,897; Valley City 2 $13,719; Stanley 2 $13,713; United Public Schools District #7 $13,615; 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 $14,196.10k15k20k25kBelcourt School District #7$22,582New Town 1$17,294Wahpeton 37$13,897Valley City 2$13,719Stanley 2$13,713United Public Schools District #7$13,615Beulah 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

$21,598,000 in revenue: 53.2% state, 32.8% local and 14.0% federal. Total spending including $795,000 of capital outlay was $18,439,000, or $15,353 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wahpeton 37 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,490,000; Local $7,081,000; Federal $3,027,000; total $21,598,000.
  • State$11,490,000 53%
  • Local$7,081,000 33%
  • Federal$3,027,000 14%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,201 students in 2022-23, 1,206 students in 2023-24, 1,221 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wahpeton 37 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,201, 2023-24: 1,206, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2012023-241,2062024-251,221
Wahpeton 37 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,201, 2023-24: 1,206, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2012023-241,2062024-251,221
Wahpeton 37 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,201, 2023-24: 1,206, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2012023-241,2062024-251,221
Wahpeton 37 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,201, 2023-24: 1,206, 2024-25: 1,22105001k1.5k2022-231,2012023-241,2062024-251,221

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,20177.615.5
2023-241,20677.015.7
2024-251,22181.315.0

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

$6,011,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,005 per student

Wahpeton 37 booked $6,011,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 78 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 $77,501 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 78 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$3,775,00062.8%
Special education$1,245,00020.7%
Other programs$991,00016.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,526 in 2018-19, $4,580 in 2019-20, $5,184 in 2020-21, $4,986 in 2021-22, $5,005 in 2022-23.

Wahpeton 37 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,526, 2019-20: $4,580, 2020-21: $5,184, 2021-22: $4,986, 2022-23: $5,00502k4k6k2018-19$4,5262019-20$4,5802020-21$5,1842021-22$4,9862022-23$5,005
Wahpeton 37 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,526, 2019-20: $4,580, 2020-21: $5,184, 2021-22: $4,986, 2022-23: $5,00502k4k6k2018-19$4,5262019-20$4,5802020-21$5,1842021-22$4,9862022-23$5,005
Wahpeton 37 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,526, 2019-20: $4,580, 2020-21: $5,184, 2021-22: $4,986, 2022-23: $5,00502k4k6k2018-19$4,5262019-20$4,5802020-21$5,1842021-22$4,9862022-23$5,005
Wahpeton 37 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,526, 2019-20: $4,580, 2020-21: $5,184, 2021-22: $4,986, 2022-23: $5,00502k4k6k2018-19$4,5262019-20$4,5802020-21$5,1842021-22$4,9862022-23$5,005

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 Wahpeton 37 scored proficient or above: 47% in reading and 47% 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 arts47%43.8%596
Math47%38.6%599

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 93 students in Wahpeton 37'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 class938,249

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.

2 elementary schools, 585 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wahpeton Elementary School46915.130.7%Schoolwide program
Zimmerman Elementary School11614.529.3%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 middle school, 272 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wahpeton Middle School27214.024.3%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, 364 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wahpeton High School36415.822.0%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 Wahpeton 37

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 Wahpeton 37

  1. North Dakota districts by spending per studentWahpeton 37 ranks 11 of 15 North Dakota districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,897).#11 of 15
  2. Every school district in North DakotaWahpeton 37 is the number 13 by size of 170 North Dakota districts, with 1,201 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 170
  3. Belcourt School District #7The next larger North Dakota district: 1,588 students in fall 2022, $22,582 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,582
  4. Central Cass 17The next smaller North Dakota district: 1,036 students in fall 2022, $12,242 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,242
  5. Compare Wahpeton 37 with Belcourt School District #7Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wahpeton High School, its largest high school364 students in 2024-25, 15.8 per teacher.364
  7. Teacher salary spending across North DakotaWahpeton 37 spent $77,501 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $65,626); spending, not a salary.$77,501
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Wahpeton 37

  1. How many schools and students are in Wahpeton 37?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,221 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wahpeton 37 spend per student?
    $13,897 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 $14,328 per student, up 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wahpeton 37's money come from?
    $21,598,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.2% state, 32.8% local and 14.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wahpeton 37 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 155 of the 1,390 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.2%, 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 Wahpeton 37 spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,011,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,005 per student. Divided by the 78 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,501 per teacher, more than 78 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 Wahpeton 37 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wahpeton 37 scored proficient or above: 47% in reading and 47% 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 Wahpeton 37?
    85-89% of the 93 students in Wahpeton 37'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 Wahpeton 37's NCES district ID?
    3819020. 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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