Enrollment
101
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Emerado, ND
Emerado Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Emerado Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380636000182
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Emerado Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of North Dakota schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.2:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 76.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 101
- students enrolled
Emerado Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 86% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Emerado 127 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380636000182 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.2:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.4%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+171% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Emerado Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Emerado Elementary School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Emerado Elementary 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
Emerado Elementary 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
Emerado 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.
Emerado Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Emerado, North Dakota, enrolling 101 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.2:1, Emerado Elementary School is leaner than roughly 86% of North Dakota schools and 39% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 76.4% of students qualify for free meals, 171% above the North Dakota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
With 101 students, its enrollment sits close to the North Dakota median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is led by White (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 48/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 101 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 22.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Emerado 127 operates only this one school, so Emerado 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 Emerado Elementary School compares
Emerado 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 | 7.2:1 | ▼ 39% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.4% | ▲ 171% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 101 | top 64% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.2:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
101
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
76.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 171% above the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.2:1
students per teacher
- 39% below state mean
Top 14% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.8%
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
$17,172
per pupil, district-wide
- below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 101 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 69.3%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 13.9%
African American 1.0%
Largest group: White at 69.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.5, Emerado Elementary School is more mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Emerado 127, which includes Emerado Elementary School.
$17,172
Per student
-7%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.5%
State 54.3%
Federal 22.2%
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 (~101 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Emerado Elementary School
How many students attend Emerado Elementary School?
Emerado Elementary School has 101 students enrolled. It is a public school in Emerado, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerado Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Emerado Elementary School is 7.2:1, which is 39% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 54% 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 Emerado Elementary School?
76.4% of students at Emerado Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Emerado Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Emerado Elementary School is White at 69.3% of enrollment, in Emerado, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Emerado Elementary School?
Emerado Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Emerado 127?
None reported; Emerado 127 operates only Emerado Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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