Enrollment
46
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fort Yates, ND
Fort Yates Middle School
Federal NCES profile for Fort Yates Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 380720000744
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 91
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fort Yates Middle School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of North Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Dakota schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.6:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 100.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 46
- students enrolled
Fort Yates Middle School has class sizes smaller than 90% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ft Yates 4 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380720000744 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.6:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-44% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
100.0%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+255% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fort Yates Middle School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fort Yates Middle School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Fort Yates Middle 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
Fort Yates Middle 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
Fort Yates Middle School's 93.5% 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.
Fort Yates Middle School is a high-poverty, small elementary school in Fort Yates, North Dakota, enrolling 46 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.6:1, Fort Yates Middle School is leaner than roughly 90% of North Dakota schools and 44% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 100.0% of students qualify for free meals, 255% above the North Dakota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 46 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 46 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 93.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Ft Yates 4 spends $46,295 per pupil, 151% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 52.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Ft Yates 4, also runs Fort Yates Pk School (10 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 Fort Yates Middle School compares
Fort Yates Middle 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 | 6.6:1 | ▼ 44% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 100.0% | ▲ 255% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 46 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.6:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
46
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 255% 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
6.6:1
students per teacher
- 44% below state mean
Top 10% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
93.5%
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
$46,295
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 46 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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
American Indian / Alaska Native 100.0%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Fort Yates Middle School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ft Yates 4, which includes Fort Yates Middle School.
$46,295
Per student
+151%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+179%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.6%
State 43.6%
Federal 52.8%
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 Fort Yates Middle School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Yates Pk School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Fort Yates Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 10:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
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 (~46 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Fort Yates Middle School
How many students attend Fort Yates Middle School?
Fort Yates Middle School has 46 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fort Yates, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Yates Middle School?
The student-teacher ratio at Fort Yates Middle School is 6.6:1, which is 44% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 58% 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 Yates Middle School?
100.0% of students at Fort Yates Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fort Yates Middle School?
The largest demographic group at Fort Yates Middle School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 100.0% of enrollment, in Fort Yates, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fort Yates Middle School?
Fort Yates Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Ft Yates 4?
Besides Fort Yates Middle School, Ft Yates 4 also operates Fort Yates Pk School (10 students). See the Ft Yates 4 district page for the complete list.
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