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Williston, North Dakota - 13 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Williston Basin 7 #98 of 101 districts in North Dakota (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,430 per pupil, Williston Basin 7 ranks #143 of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending (North Dakota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,294
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$13,430
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Williston Basin 7 operates 13 public schools serving 5,294 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Dakota. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Williams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,430 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 168 North Dakota districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Dakota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.8% local, 50.4% state, and 5.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #98 of 101 in North Dakota against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 302.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% White, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hagan Elementary School, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.
Its largest campus is Williston High School, enrolling 1,370 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Round Prairie Elementary School, at 33 students, a 42x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Williston High School accounts for 25.9% of all Williston Basin 7 student enrollment
That concentration means Williston Basin 7-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Williston Basin 7 school enrollment varies 42× across entities
Williston Basin 7 school enrollment ranges from 33 students (lowest) to 1,370 students (highest), a spread of 1,337 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Williston Basin 7 student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Williston Basin 7 is typically wider than the Williston Basin 7-aggregate figure suggests.
Williston Basin 7 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.