Enrollment
36
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Fordville, ND
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Fordville-Lankin Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380005600224
👥 S:T ratio 82
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of North Dakota schools.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4.5:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 22.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 36
- students enrolled
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Fordville-Lankin 5 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380005600224 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.5:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-62% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.2%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fordville-Lankin Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fordville-Lankin Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Fordville-Lankin 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
Fordville-Lankin 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
Fordville-Lankin 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.
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Fordville, North Dakota, enrolling 36 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.5:1, Fordville-Lankin Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of North Dakota schools and 62% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 22.2% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 36 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 27 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #11.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 144 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district, Fordville-Lankin 5, also runs Fordville-Lankin High School (14 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 Fordville-Lankin Elementary School compares
Fordville-Lankin 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 | 4.5:1 | ▼ 62% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.2% | ▼ 21% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 36 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
36
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% 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
4.5:1
students per teacher
- 62% below state mean
Top 3% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$21,385
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
Counselors0.3 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.
Student demographics
White 86.1%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
Largest group: White at 86.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.9, Fordville-Lankin Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fordville-Lankin 5, which includes Fordville-Lankin Elementary School.
$21,385
Per student
+16%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.6%
State 53.2%
Federal 0.2%
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.
How Fordville-Lankin Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordville-Lankin High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Fordville-Lankin Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 14
- Students per teacher
- 2.8:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
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 (~36 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Fordville-Lankin Elementary School
How many students attend Fordville-Lankin Elementary School?
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School has 36 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fordville, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fordville-Lankin Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Fordville-Lankin Elementary School is 4.5:1, which is 62% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 71% 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 Fordville-Lankin Elementary School?
22.2% of students at Fordville-Lankin Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fordville-Lankin Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Fordville-Lankin Elementary School is White at 86.1% of enrollment, in Fordville, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fordville-Lankin Elementary School?
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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 Fordville-Lankin 5?
Besides Fordville-Lankin Elementary School, Fordville-Lankin 5 also operates Fordville-Lankin High School (14 students). See the Fordville-Lankin 5 district page for the complete list.
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