Enrollment
73
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Anamoose, ND
Anamoose Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Anamoose Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 380195000007
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Anamoose Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of North Dakota schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.1:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 21.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 73
- students enrolled
Anamoose Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 80% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Anamoose 14 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380195000007 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.1:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-31% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.1%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Anamoose Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Anamoose Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Anamoose Elementary School sits near the smaller end of the North Dakota enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Anamoose Elementary School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most North Dakota schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is a relative strength
6.8% of Anamoose Elementary School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Anamoose Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Anamoose, North Dakota, enrolling 73 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 21.1% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 73 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Against 77 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #38.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 5/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 243 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 6.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Anamoose 14 spends $25,419 per pupil, 38% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 28.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Anamoose 14 operates only this one school, so Anamoose Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Anamoose Elementary School compares
Anamoose Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against North Dakota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs North Dakota | North Dakota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.1:1 | ▼ 31% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.1% | ▼ 25% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 73 | top 76% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
73
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 25% below the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.1:1
students per teacher
- 31% below state mean
Top 20% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$25,419
per pupil, district-wide
- above North Dakota avg of $18,450
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 97.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4%
Two or More 1.4%
Largest group: White at 97.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.3, Anamoose Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Anamoose 14, which includes Anamoose Elementary School.
$25,419
Per student
+38%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+53%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.7%
State 48.5%
Federal 28.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of North Dakota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~73 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Anamoose Elementary School
How many students attend Anamoose Elementary School?
Anamoose Elementary School has 73 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Anamoose, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anamoose Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Anamoose Elementary School is 8.1:1, which is 31% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 48% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Anamoose Elementary School?
21.1% of students at Anamoose Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Anamoose Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Anamoose Elementary School is White at 97.3% of enrollment, in Anamoose, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Anamoose Elementary School?
Anamoose Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Anamoose 14?
None reported; Anamoose 14 operates only Anamoose Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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