Enrollment
83
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Grenora, ND
Grenora Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Grenora Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380846000273
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 83
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Grenora Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of North Dakota schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.3:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 38.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 83
- students enrolled
Grenora Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 78% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Grenora 99 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380846000273 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
38.3%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Grenora Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Grenora Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Grenora Elementary School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among North Dakota schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Grenora Elementary School serves a higher-need student population than most North Dakota campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Grenora 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.
Grenora Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Grenora, North Dakota, enrolling 83 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.3:1 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 38.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 83 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 52 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #11.
Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 83 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Grenora 99 spends $25,851 per pupil, 40% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Among Grenora's public schools, it stands alongside Grenora High School (83 students): Grenora Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.3:1 vs 10.4:1).
Its district, Grenora 99, also runs Grenora High School (83 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 Grenora Elementary School compares
Grenora 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 38.3% | ▲ 36% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 83 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
83
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
38.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 36% 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
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 22% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$25,851
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 83 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 84.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 9.6%
Two or More 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
Largest group: White at 84.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Grenora Elementary School is about as mixed as the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Grenora 99, which includes Grenora Elementary School.
$25,851
Per student
+40%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+56%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.6%
State 28.7%
Federal 4.7%
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 Grenora Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenora High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Grenora Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 83
- Students per teacher
- 10.4:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
Similar other schools in Grenora
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.
Similar enrollment (~83 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Grenora Elementary School
How many students attend Grenora Elementary School?
Grenora Elementary School has 83 students enrolled. It is a public school in Grenora, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grenora Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Grenora Elementary School is 8.3:1, which is 30% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 47% 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 Grenora Elementary School?
38.3% of students at Grenora Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grenora Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Grenora Elementary School is White at 84.3% of enrollment, in Grenora, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grenora Elementary School?
Grenora Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (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 Grenora 99?
Besides Grenora Elementary School, Grenora 99 also operates Grenora High School (83 students). See the Grenora 99 district page for the complete list.
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