Enrollment
14
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Fordville, ND
Fordville-Lankin High School
Federal NCES profile for Fordville-Lankin High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 380005600225
👥 S:T ratio 89
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 94
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fordville-Lankin High School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of North Dakota schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Dakota.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 2.8:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 21.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 14
- students enrolled
Fordville-Lankin High School has class sizes smaller than 99% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Fordville-Lankin 5 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380005600225 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
2.8:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-76% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.4%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fordville-Lankin High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fordville-Lankin High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Fordville-Lankin High 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Fordville-Lankin High School falls within the wide middle of the North Dakota distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Fordville-Lankin High School's 42.9% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Fordville-Lankin High School is a small high school in Fordville, North Dakota, enrolling 14 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 2.8:1, Fordville-Lankin High School is leaner than roughly 99% of North Dakota schools and 76% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 21.4% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of North Dakota schools, with 14 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 3 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 28 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district, Fordville-Lankin 5, also runs Fordville-Lankin Elementary School (36 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 High School compares
Fordville-Lankin 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 | 2.8:1 | ▼ 76% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.4% | ▼ 24% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 14 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
2.8:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% 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
2.8:1
students per teacher
- 76% below state mean
Top 1% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.9%
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
$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
Counselors0.5 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 85.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.1%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 25.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 25.5, Fordville-Lankin High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 3
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fordville-Lankin 5, which includes Fordville-Lankin High 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 High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordville-Lankin Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Fordville-Lankin High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 36
- Students per teacher
- 4.5:1
- Resource Index
- 60/100
Similar high 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 (~14 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Fordville-Lankin High School
How many students attend Fordville-Lankin High School?
Fordville-Lankin High School has 14 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fordville, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fordville-Lankin High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Fordville-Lankin High School is 2.8:1, which is 76% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 82% 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 High School?
21.4% of students at Fordville-Lankin High 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 High School?
The largest demographic group at Fordville-Lankin High School is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in Fordville, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fordville-Lankin High School?
Fordville-Lankin High School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 High School, Fordville-Lankin 5 also operates Fordville-Lankin Elementary School (36 students). See the Fordville-Lankin 5 district page for the complete list.
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