Enrollment
28
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Kensal, ND
Kensal Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Kensal Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381026000329
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kensal Elementary School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of North Dakota schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 21.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 28
- students enrolled
Kensal 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: Kensal 19 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381026000329 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.4%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kensal Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kensal Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Kensal 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.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Kensal 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.
Attendance is a relative strength
3.6% of Kensal 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.
Kensal Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Kensal, North Dakota, enrolling 28 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Kensal 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 21.4% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of North Dakota schools, with 28 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 498 North Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 19 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #4.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Among Kensal's public schools, it stands alongside Kensal High School (1 students): Kensal Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount.
Its district, Kensal 19, also runs Kensal High School (1 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 Kensal Elementary School compares
Kensal 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 | 21.4% | ▼ 24% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 28 | top 92% | - | - |
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.
28
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% 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
3.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$20,175
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
Counselors0.0 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 92.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7.1%
Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Kensal Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kensal 19, which includes Kensal Elementary School.
$20,175
Per student
+9%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.2%
State 39.1%
Federal 8.6%
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 Kensal Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensal High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Kensal Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1
- Students per teacher
- -
- Resource Index
- 30/100
Similar other schools in Kensal
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 (~28 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Kensal Elementary School
How many students attend Kensal Elementary School?
Kensal Elementary School has 28 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kensal, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kensal Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Kensal 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 Kensal Elementary School?
21.4% of students at Kensal Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kensal Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Kensal Elementary School is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Kensal, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kensal Elementary School?
Kensal Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Kensal 19?
Besides Kensal Elementary School, Kensal 19 also operates Kensal High School (1 students). See the Kensal 19 district page for the complete list.
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