Enrollment
25
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Saint Anthony, ND
Little Heart Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Little Heart Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 381154000378
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 90
📋 Attendance 70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Little Heart Elementary School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of North Dakota schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.3:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 25
- students enrolled
Little Heart 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: Little Heart 4 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381154000378 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Little Heart Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Little Heart Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Little Heart 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.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Little Heart Elementary School's district reports $13,815 in per-pupil expenditure, at least 15% below the North Dakota average of $18,450. That district-wide constraint gives the campus-level support fields added meaning: counselor loads, specialist staffing, and program access are being reported within a comparatively lean spending environment. F-33 does not publish this school's own budget, so the comparison describes district context rather than dollars assigned to this building.
Little Heart Elementary School is a small elementary school in Saint Anthony, North Dakota, enrolling 25 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.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of North Dakota schools, with 25 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.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 50 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
12.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Little Heart 4 spends $13,815 per pupil, 25% below the North Dakota average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Little Heart 4 operates only this one school, so Little Heart Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 25 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of North Dakota's single-school districts.
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 Little Heart Elementary School compares
Little Heart 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 |
| Enrollment | 25 | top 93% | - | - |
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.
25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
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
12.0%
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
$13,815
per pupil, district-wide
- below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 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 96.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.0%
Largest group: White at 96.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.7, Little Heart Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Little Heart 4, which includes Little Heart Elementary School.
$13,815
Per student
-25%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.7%
State 62.6%
Federal 6.7%
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.
Similar elementary 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 (~25 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Little Heart Elementary School
How many students attend Little Heart Elementary School?
Little Heart Elementary School has 25 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Saint Anthony, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Little Heart Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Little Heart 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 is the racial and ethnic makeup of Little Heart Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Little Heart Elementary School is White at 96.0% of enrollment, in Saint Anthony, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Little Heart Elementary School?
Little Heart Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Little Heart 4?
None reported; Little Heart 4 operates only Little Heart Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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