Enrollment
100
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lidgerwood, ND
Lidgerwood Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Lidgerwood Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381114000365
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 67
📋 Attendance 63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lidgerwood Elementary School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median.
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.1:1
- students per teacher
- 23.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 100
- students enrolled
Lidgerwood Elementary School has class sizes near the North Dakota median. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lidgerwood 28 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381114000365 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.1:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-6% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.2%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lidgerwood Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lidgerwood Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Lidgerwood 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Lidgerwood 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Lidgerwood 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.
Lidgerwood Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, enrolling 100 students.
At 11.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the North Dakota median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 23.2% lands close to the North Dakota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 100 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.
Against 115 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #60.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 167 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Lidgerwood's public schools, it stands alongside Lidgerwood High School (76 students): Lidgerwood Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (11.1:1 vs 10.9:1).
Its district, Lidgerwood 28, also runs Lidgerwood High School (76 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 Lidgerwood Elementary School compares
Lidgerwood 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 | 11.1:1 | ▼ 6% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.2% | ▼ 18% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 65% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
23.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 18% 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
11.1:1
students per teacher
- 6% below state mean
Top 47% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,296
per pupil, district-wide
- below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 91.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%
Two or More 2.0%
Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.9, Lidgerwood Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lidgerwood 28, which includes Lidgerwood Elementary School.
$17,296
Per student
-6%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.6%
State 60.6%
Federal 12.7%
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 Lidgerwood Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidgerwood High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Lidgerwood Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 76
- Students per teacher
- 10.9:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
Similar other schools in Lidgerwood
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 (~100 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Lidgerwood Elementary School
How many students attend Lidgerwood Elementary School?
Lidgerwood Elementary School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lidgerwood, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lidgerwood Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lidgerwood Elementary School is 11.1:1, which is 6% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 29% 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 Lidgerwood Elementary School?
23.2% of students at Lidgerwood Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lidgerwood Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Lidgerwood Elementary School is White at 91.0% of enrollment, in Lidgerwood, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lidgerwood Elementary School?
Lidgerwood Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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 Lidgerwood 28?
Besides Lidgerwood Elementary School, Lidgerwood 28 also operates Lidgerwood High School (76 students). See the Lidgerwood 28 district page for the complete list.
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