Enrollment
70
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gackle, ND
Gackle-Streeter Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Gackle-Streeter Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380004300230
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 30
📋 Attendance 78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gackle-Streeter Elementary School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of North Dakota schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 22.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 70
- students enrolled
Gackle-Streeter Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 87% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gackle-Streeter 56 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380004300230 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.7%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gackle-Streeter Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gackle-Streeter Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Gackle-Streeter 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Gackle-Streeter Elementary 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 a relative strength
8.6% of Gackle-Streeter Elementary School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Gackle-Streeter Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Gackle, North Dakota, enrolling 70 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Gackle-Streeter Elementary School is leaner than roughly 87% of North Dakota schools and 41% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 22.7% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 70 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.
Against 79 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #56.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 350 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Gackle-Streeter 56 spends $24,688 per pupil, 34% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Gackle-Streeter 56, also runs Gackle-Streeter High School (30 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 Gackle-Streeter Elementary School compares
Gackle-Streeter 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 | 7:1 | ▼ 41% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.7% | ▼ 20% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 70 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
70
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% 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
7:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 13% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$24,688
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
Counselors0.2 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 90.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
Two or More 2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.4%
Largest group: White at 90.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 18.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 18.6, Gackle-Streeter Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gackle-Streeter 56, which includes Gackle-Streeter Elementary School.
$24,688
Per student
+34%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+49%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.7%
State 40.1%
Federal 17.2%
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 Gackle-Streeter Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gackle-Streeter High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Gackle-Streeter Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 6:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
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 (~70 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Gackle-Streeter Elementary School
How many students attend Gackle-Streeter Elementary School?
Gackle-Streeter Elementary School has 70 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gackle, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gackle-Streeter Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Gackle-Streeter Elementary School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Gackle-Streeter Elementary School?
22.7% of students at Gackle-Streeter Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gackle-Streeter Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Gackle-Streeter Elementary School is White at 90.0% of enrollment, in Gackle, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gackle-Streeter Elementary School?
Gackle-Streeter Elementary 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 Gackle-Streeter 56?
Besides Gackle-Streeter Elementary School, Gackle-Streeter 56 also operates Gackle-Streeter High School (30 students). See the Gackle-Streeter 56 district page for the complete list.
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