Enrollment
18
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Edmore, ND
Edmore Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Edmore Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380595000868
👥 S:T ratio 86
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Edmore Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of North Dakota schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Dakota.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.6:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 16.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 18
- students enrolled
Edmore Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.6:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-69% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
16.7%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Edmore Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Edmore Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Edmore 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
Edmore 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Edmore Elementary 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.
Edmore Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Edmore, North Dakota, enrolling 18 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.6:1, Edmore Elementary School is leaner than roughly 98% of North Dakota schools and 69% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 16.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of North Dakota schools, with 18 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
The surrounding Edmore 2 spends $51,207 per pupil, 178% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Edmore 2, also runs Edmore High School (9 students).
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 Edmore Elementary School compares
Edmore 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 | 3.6:1 | ▼ 69% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 16.7% | ▼ 41% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 18 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.6:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
18
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
16.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 41% 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
3.6:1
students per teacher
- 69% below state mean
Top 2% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$51,207
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
Counselors0.0 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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Edmore 2, which includes Edmore Elementary School.
$51,207
Per student
+178%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+209%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.0%
State 26.7%
Federal 13.3%
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.
How Edmore Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmore High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Edmore Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 9
- Students per teacher
- 4.5:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
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 (~18 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.6:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Edmore Elementary School's federal record.
- Compare Edmore Elementary School against another school. Compare schools
- Edmore 2's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Edmore Elementary School
How many students attend Edmore Elementary School?
Edmore Elementary School has 18 students enrolled. It is a public school in Edmore, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edmore Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Edmore Elementary School is 3.6:1, which is 69% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 77% 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 Edmore Elementary School?
16.7% of students at Edmore Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Edmore Elementary School?
Edmore Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Edmore 2?
Besides Edmore Elementary School, Edmore 2 also operates Edmore High School (9 students). See the Edmore 2 district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.