Enrollment
52
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Oberon, ND
Oberon Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Oberon Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 381452000515
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Oberon Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of North Dakota schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.7:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 100.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 52
- students enrolled
Oberon Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 76% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Oberon 16 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381452000515 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.7:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
100.0%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+255% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Oberon Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Oberon Elementary School
Oberon Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Oberon, North Dakota, enrolling 52 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 100.0% of students qualify for free meals, 255% above the North Dakota average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 52 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 52 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Oberon 16 spends $28,782 per pupil, 56% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 69.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Oberon 16 operates only this one school, so Oberon Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Oberon Elementary School compares
Oberon 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 | 8.7:1 | ▼ 26% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 100.0% | ▲ 255% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 52 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
52
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 255% above the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 24% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$28,782
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 52 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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 86.5%
Asian 5.8%
Two or More 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 86.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Oberon Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Oberon 16, which includes Oberon Elementary School.
$28,782
Per student
+56%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+73%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.0%
State 16.3%
Federal 69.7%
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 (~52 students)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Oberon Elementary School's federal record.
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Frequently asked questions about Oberon Elementary School
How many students attend Oberon Elementary School?
Oberon Elementary School has 52 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Oberon, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oberon Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Oberon Elementary School is 8.7:1, which is 26% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 45% 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 Oberon Elementary School?
100.0% of students at Oberon Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Oberon Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Oberon Elementary School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 86.5% of enrollment, in Oberon, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Oberon Elementary School?
Oberon Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Oberon Elementary School a good school?
Oberon Elementary School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of North Dakota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Oberon 16?
None reported; Oberon 16 operates only Oberon Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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