Other / mixed grade configuration · Glenburn, ND

Glenburn High School

Federal NCES profile for Glenburn High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380785000238
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Glenburn High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
9.5:1
students per teacher
32.0%
free-lunch eligible
105
students enrolled

Glenburn High School has class sizes near the North Dakota median. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

105

North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.5:1

vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

32.0%

vs 28.2% North Dakota avg

+13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Glenburn High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Glenburn High School

Glenburn High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Glenburn, North Dakota, enrolling 105 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 32.0% of students eligible for free meals.

With 105 students, its enrollment sits close to the North Dakota median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.

Among 94 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need North Dakota schools statewide, it ranks #74, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 210 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Glenburn's public schools, it stands alongside Glenburn Elementary School (144 students): Glenburn High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.5:1 vs 11.1:1).

Its district, Glenburn 26, also runs Glenburn Elementary School (144 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 Glenburn High School compares

Glenburn 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 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.0% ▲ 13% 28.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 105 top 63% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
105
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
32.0%
free-lunch eligible - 13% 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
9.5:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 31% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.7%
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
$16,887
per pupil, district-wide - below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 82.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.7%
African American 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
Asian 2.9%

Largest group: White at 82.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.5, Glenburn High School is about as mixed as the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glenburn 26, which includes Glenburn High School.

$16,887
Per student
-8%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 37.7%
State 53.4%
Federal 8.9%

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 Glenburn High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Glenburn Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Glenburn High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Glenburn 26 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools in Glenburn

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Glenburn High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Glenburn High School

How many students attend Glenburn High School?

Glenburn High School has 105 students enrolled. It is a public school in Glenburn, ND.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Glenburn High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Glenburn High School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 39% 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 Glenburn High School?

32.0% of students at Glenburn High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glenburn High School?

The largest demographic group at Glenburn High School is White at 82.9% of enrollment, in Glenburn, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Glenburn High School?

Glenburn High School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Glenburn High School a good school?

Glenburn High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Glenburn 26?

Besides Glenburn High School, Glenburn 26 also operates Glenburn Elementary School (144 students). See the Glenburn 26 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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