Enrollment
114
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Forman, ND
Sargent Central Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Sargent Central Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381643000756
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 54
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sargent Central Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 114
- students enrolled
Sargent Central Elementary School has class sizes near the North Dakota median. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sargent Central 6 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381643000756 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sargent Central Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sargent Central Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Sargent Central 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.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Sargent Central 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.
Sargent Central Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Forman, North Dakota, enrolling 114 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 114 students, its enrollment sits close to the North Dakota median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 228 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Among Forman's public schools, it stands alongside Sargent Central High School (74 students): Sargent Central Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (10.4:1 vs 7.4:1).
Its district, Sargent Central 6, also runs Sargent Central High School (74 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 Sargent Central Elementary School compares
Sargent Central 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 114 | top 61% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 12% below state mean
Top 39% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.2%
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
$21,908
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 91.2%
Two or More 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.6%
Largest group: White at 91.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.6, Sargent Central Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sargent Central 6, which includes Sargent Central Elementary School.
$21,908
Per student
+19%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.7%
State 44.8%
Federal 9.5%
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 Sargent Central Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent Central High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sargent Central Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 74
- Students per teacher
- 7.4:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
Similar other schools in Forman
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 (~114 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Sargent Central Elementary School
How many students attend Sargent Central Elementary School?
Sargent Central Elementary School has 114 students enrolled. It is a public school in Forman, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sargent Central Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sargent Central Elementary School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Sargent Central Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Sargent Central Elementary School is White at 91.2% of enrollment, in Forman, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sargent Central Elementary School?
Sargent Central Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Sargent Central 6?
Besides Sargent Central Elementary School, Sargent Central 6 also operates Sargent Central High School (74 students). See the Sargent Central 6 district page for the complete list.
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