High school (grades 9-12) · Munich, ND

Munich High School

Federal NCES profile for Munich High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 381344000467
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Munich High School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of North Dakota schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
7.5:1
small classes for North Dakota
8.3%
free-lunch eligible
30
students enrolled

Munich High School has class sizes smaller than 84% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

30

North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

4.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.5:1

vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg

-36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

8.3%

vs 28.2% North Dakota avg

-71% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Munich High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Munich High School

Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing

Munich High 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.

Lower need and stronger resource signals align

Munich High 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

6.7% of Munich High 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.

Munich High School is a lower-poverty, small high school in Munich, North Dakota, enrolling 30 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 8.3% free-meal eligibility runs 71% below the North Dakota average.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of North Dakota schools, with 30 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 6/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 300 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Munich 19 spends $30,430 per pupil, 65% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district, Munich 19, also runs Munich Elementary School (63 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 Munich High School compares

Munich High 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 7.5:1 ▼ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.3% ▼ 71% 28.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 30 top 91% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
30
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
8.3%
free-lunch eligible - 71% below the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.5:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 16% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$30,430
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
Counselors0.1 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 96.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.3%

Largest group: White at 96.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.4, Munich High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Munich 19, which includes Munich High School.

$30,430
Per student
+65%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+83%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.7%
State 53.8%
Federal 4.5%

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 Munich High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Munich Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Munich High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Munich 19 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Munich High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Munich High School

How many students attend Munich High School?

Munich High School has 30 students enrolled. It is a high school in Munich, ND.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Munich High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Munich High School is 7.5:1, which is 36% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Munich High School?

8.3% of students at Munich High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Munich High School?

The largest demographic group at Munich High School is White at 96.7% of enrollment, in Munich, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Munich High School?

Munich High School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Munich 19?

Besides Munich High School, Munich 19 also operates Munich Elementary School (63 students). See the Munich 19 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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