Belfield High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Belfield, North Dakota
Belfield High School in Belfield, North Dakota enrolled 122 students in 2024-25 with 9.8 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the North Dakota high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (North Dakota: 83.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
121 students in 2022-23, 128 students in 2023-24, 122 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 9.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 9.8 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 122 | 9.8 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 North Dakota high schools
Among the 165 North Dakota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 258 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belfield High School enrolled 258 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 258 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.6% of students were White, 4.1% American Indian, 2.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.6%
- American Indian4.1%
- Hispanic2.5%
- Two or more races0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Belfield High School scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | North Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑39% | 40‑44% | 43.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 30‑34% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80% or more of the 19 students in Belfield High School'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.
| This school | Its district | North Dakota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80% or more | 80% or more | 83.2% |
| Students in the class | 19 | 19 | 8,249 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Belfield High School
- South Heart High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 9.8 miles away: 180 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
- Dickinson High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 1,022 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Belfield High School with South Heart High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Belfield Public School spends per student$15,547 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,547
- The largest public schools in North DakotaBelfield High School is the number 73 by size of 171 North Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 171
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.1 for high schools.12.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Belfield High School
How many students attend Belfield High School?
122 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 121 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Belfield, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Belfield High School?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Belfield High School a Title I school?
Belfield High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Belfield High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Belfield High School scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% in math in 2022-23, against 43.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Belfield High School?
80% or more of the 19 students in Belfield High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Belfield High School in?
Belfield Public School, NCES district ID 3806210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380621000181 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.