Enrollment
3
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Marmarth, ND
Marmarth Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Marmarth Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381212000400
👥 S:T ratio 96
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Marmarth Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of North Dakota schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in North Dakota.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 1:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 3
- students enrolled
Marmarth Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Marmarth 12 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381212000400 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
1:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-92% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Marmarth Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Marmarth Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Marmarth 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Marmarth 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.
Marmarth Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Marmarth, North Dakota, enrolling 3 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 1:1, Marmarth Elementary School is leaner than roughly 99% of North Dakota schools and 92% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of North Dakota schools, with 3 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 498 North Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (67%) and Two or More (33%) (diversity index 44/100).
Marmarth 12 operates only this one school, so Marmarth Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 3 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 Marmarth Elementary School compares
Marmarth 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 | 1:1 | ▼ 92% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 3 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
1:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
1:1
students per teacher
- 92% below state mean
Top 1% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$17,043
per pupil, district-wide
- below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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 66.7%
Two or More 33.3%
Largest group: White at 66.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.4, Marmarth Elementary School is more mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Marmarth 12, which includes Marmarth Elementary School.
$17,043
Per student
-8%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.6%
State 40.3%
Federal 14.1%
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.
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 (~3 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Marmarth Elementary School
How many students attend Marmarth Elementary School?
Marmarth Elementary School has 3 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marmarth, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marmarth Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Marmarth Elementary School is 1:1, which is 92% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 94% 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 Marmarth Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Marmarth Elementary School is White at 66.7% of enrollment, in Marmarth, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Marmarth Elementary School?
Marmarth Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Marmarth 12?
None reported; Marmarth 12 operates only Marmarth Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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