Enrollment
75
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Drake, ND
Drake High School
Federal NCES profile for Drake High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380002900149
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Drake High School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of North Dakota schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.5:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 30.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 75
- students enrolled
Drake High School has class sizes smaller than 84% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.5:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.1%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Drake High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Drake High School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Drake High School's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most North Dakota schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Drake High School serves a higher-need student population than most North Dakota campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Drake High School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Drake High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Drake, North Dakota, enrolling 75 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 30.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 75 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 73 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #47.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 107 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Drake 57 spends $28,389 per pupil, 54% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Drake 57 operates only this one school, so Drake High 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 Drake High School compares
Drake High 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 36% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.1% | ▲ 7% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 75 | top 74% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
75
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.1%
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
7.5:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 16% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,389
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
Counselors0.7 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 96.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0%
Largest group: White at 96.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.7, Drake High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Drake 57, which includes Drake High School.
$28,389
Per student
+54%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+71%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.8%
State 45.4%
Federal 14.8%
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 other 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 (~75 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Drake High School
How many students attend Drake High School?
Drake High School has 75 students enrolled. It is a public school in Drake, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Drake High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Drake High School is 7.5:1, which is 36% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Drake High School?
30.1% of students at Drake High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Drake High School?
The largest demographic group at Drake High School is White at 96.0% of enrollment, in Drake, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Drake High School?
Drake High School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Drake 57?
None reported; Drake 57 operates only Drake High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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