Other / mixed grade configuration · Bottineau, ND

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Bottineau Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380306000068
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
36
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median.

47
Resource Index · Typical
10.7:1
students per teacher
30.2%
free-lunch eligible
320
students enrolled

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School has class sizes near the North Dakota median. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+4 students YoY

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School held near 315 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 30.0 → 30.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 380306000068 · Bottineau, ND Other · SMALL · TRAD

320 enr · 10.7:1 · 30.2% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Bottineau Elementary School (351 students)

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School held near 315 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE held 30.0 → 30.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Dakota schools → · Find another →

How Bottineau Junior-Senior High School compares

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Dakota North Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.2% ▲ 7% 28.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 320 top 23% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
320
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.2%
free-lunch eligible - 7% above 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
10.7:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 41% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,094
per pupil, district-wide - below North Dakota avg of $19,475
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 320 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 9.7%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 85.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.2, Bottineau Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

District finance for Bottineau 1 reports $15,094 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Bottineau Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bottineau Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bottineau Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bottineau 1 · 1 sibling school

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Similar other schools in Bottineau

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Bottineau Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Bottineau Junior-Senior High School?

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School has 320 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bottineau, ND. CCD year-over-year: 311 (2022-23) → 315 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bottineau Junior-Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bottineau Junior-Senior High School is 10.7:1, which is 9% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 32% 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 Bottineau Junior-Senior High School?

30.2% of students at Bottineau Junior-Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bottineau Junior-Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Bottineau Junior-Senior High School is White at 85.3% of enrollment, in Bottineau, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bottineau Junior-Senior High School?

Bottineau Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical 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 Bottineau 1?

Besides Bottineau Junior-Senior High School, Bottineau 1 also operates Bottineau Elementary School (351 students). See the Bottineau 1 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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