Enrollment
12
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fort Ransom, ND
Fort Ransom Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Fort Ransom Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 380003300226
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fort Ransom Elementary School earns 68/100 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.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 13.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 12
- students enrolled
Fort Ransom Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ft Ransom 6 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380003300226 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-66% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.6%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-52% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fort Ransom Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fort Ransom Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Fort Ransom 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.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
Fort Ransom Elementary School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most North Dakota schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
No single support indicator dominates
Fort Ransom Elementary School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Fort Ransom Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Fort Ransom, North Dakota, enrolling 12 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Fort Ransom Elementary School is leaner than roughly 98% of North Dakota schools and 66% 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 13.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of North Dakota schools, with 12 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 498 North Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 40/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 48 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Ft Ransom 6 operates only this one school, so Fort Ransom Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 12 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of North Dakota's single-school districts.
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 Fort Ransom Elementary School compares
Fort Ransom 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 | 4:1 | ▼ 66% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.6% | ▼ 52% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 12 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 52% 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
4:1
students per teacher
- 66% 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
$21,565
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 75.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
Two or More 8.3%
Largest group: White at 75.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 40.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 40.3, Fort Ransom Elementary School is more mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ft Ransom 6, which includes Fort Ransom Elementary School.
$21,565
Per student
+17%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.9%
State 39.5%
Federal 11.6%
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 elementary 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 (~12 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Fort Ransom Elementary School
How many students attend Fort Ransom Elementary School?
Fort Ransom Elementary School has 12 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fort Ransom, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Ransom Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Fort Ransom Elementary School is 4:1, which is 66% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 75% 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 Fort Ransom Elementary School?
13.6% of students at Fort Ransom Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Ransom Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Fort Ransom Elementary School is White at 75.0% of enrollment, in Fort Ransom, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Ransom Elementary School?
Fort Ransom Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Ft Ransom 6?
None reported; Ft Ransom 6 operates only Fort Ransom Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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