Enrollment
83
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Litchville, ND
Litchville-Marion Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Litchville-Marion Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 380005700376
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 83
📋 Attendance 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Litchville-Marion Elementary School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of North Dakota schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 13.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 83
- students enrolled
Litchville-Marion Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 72% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Litchville-Marion 46 · North Dakota
NCES ID 380005700376 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.1%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-54% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Litchville-Marion Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Litchville-Marion Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Litchville-Marion 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.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
Litchville-Marion Elementary School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most North Dakota schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
Attendance is a relative strength
3.6% of Litchville-Marion 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.
Litchville-Marion Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Litchville, North Dakota, enrolling 83 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.1% 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 outscores 97% of the 498 North Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 71 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need North Dakota schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 83 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Litchville-Marion 46, also runs Litchville-Marion High School (66 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 Litchville-Marion Elementary School compares
Litchville-Marion 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 | 9.2:1 | ▼ 22% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.1% | ▼ 54% | 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
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% 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
13.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 54% 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
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 28% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 72% 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
$20,875
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 95.2%
Two or More 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Litchville-Marion Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Litchville-Marion 46, which includes Litchville-Marion Elementary School.
$20,875
Per student
+13%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.9%
State 44.0%
Federal 15.1%
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 Litchville-Marion Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchville-Marion High School | Similar size | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Litchville-Marion Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 66
- Students per teacher
- 8.3:1
- 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 (~83 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.2:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Litchville-Marion Elementary School
How many students attend Litchville-Marion Elementary School?
Litchville-Marion Elementary School has 83 students enrolled. It is a public school in Litchville, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Litchville-Marion Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Litchville-Marion Elementary School is 9.2:1, which is 22% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 41% 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 Litchville-Marion Elementary School?
13.1% of students at Litchville-Marion Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Litchville-Marion Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Litchville-Marion Elementary School is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Litchville, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Litchville-Marion Elementary School?
Litchville-Marion Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (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 Litchville-Marion 46?
Besides Litchville-Marion Elementary School, Litchville-Marion 46 also operates Litchville-Marion High School (66 students). See the Litchville-Marion 46 district page for the complete list.
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