Enrollment
90
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Glen Ullin, ND
Glen Ullin Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Glen Ullin Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380783000235
👥 S:T ratio 82
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 82
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Glen Ullin Elementary School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of North Dakota schools.
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4.5:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 29.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 90
- students enrolled
Glen Ullin 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: Glen Ullin 48 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380783000235 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.5:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-62% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.1%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Glen Ullin Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Glen Ullin Elementary School
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Glen Ullin Elementary School's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most North Dakota schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Glen Ullin 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
Glen Ullin 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.
Glen Ullin Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, enrolling 90 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.5:1, Glen Ullin 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.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 29.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 90 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 86 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #32.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 90 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district, Glen Ullin 48, also runs Glen Ullin High School (44 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 Glen Ullin Elementary School compares
Glen Ullin 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 | 29.1% | ▲ 3% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 90 | top 68% | - | - |
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.
90
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 3% above 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
23.3%
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
$18,497
per pupil, district-wide
- above North Dakota avg of $18,450
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 90 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
White 86.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.8%
African American 3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Two or More 1.1%
Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.1, Glen Ullin Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glen Ullin 48, which includes Glen Ullin Elementary School.
$18,497
Per student
+0%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.7%
State 37.5%
Federal 11.8%
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 Glen Ullin Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ullin High School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Glen Ullin Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 44
- Students per teacher
- 5.5:1
- Resource Index
- 62/100
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 (~90 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Glen Ullin Elementary School
How many students attend Glen Ullin Elementary School?
Glen Ullin Elementary School has 90 students enrolled. It is a public school in Glen Ullin, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Ullin Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Glen Ullin 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 Glen Ullin Elementary School?
29.1% of students at Glen Ullin Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glen Ullin Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Glen Ullin Elementary School is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Glen Ullin, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Glen Ullin Elementary School?
Glen Ullin Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (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 Glen Ullin 48?
Besides Glen Ullin Elementary School, Glen Ullin 48 also operates Glen Ullin High School (44 students). See the Glen Ullin 48 district page for the complete list.
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