Sawyer High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sawyer, North Dakota

Sawyer High School in Sawyer, North Dakota enrolled 20 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 5.0 students per teacher against the North Dakota high-school median of 10.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading and under 50% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Dakota: 43.8% and 38.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

17 students in 2022-23, 13 students in 2023-24, 20 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at Sawyer High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23172023-24132024-2520
Students enrolled at Sawyer High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23172023-24132024-2520
Students enrolled at Sawyer High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23172023-24132024-2520
Students enrolled at Sawyer High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 20051015202022-23172023-24132024-2520
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23174.04.3
2023-24134.03.3
2024-25204.05.0

5.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 North Dakota high schools

Among the 165 North Dakota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; Sawyer High School 5.0; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSawyer High School 5.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; Sawyer High School 5.0; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSawyer High School 5.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; Sawyer High School 5.0; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSawyer High School 5.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; Sawyer High School 5.0; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSawyer High School 5.0state median 10.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sawyer High School enrolled 14 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.0% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.0%
  2. Hispanic10.0%
  3. Two or more races5.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Sawyer High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Dakota
Reading and language artsunder 50%21‑39%43.8%
Mathunder 50%20% or less38.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Sawyer High School

  1. Velva High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.9 miles away: 222 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  2. Surrey High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 206 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Sawyer High School with Velva High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sawyer 16 spends per student$26,973 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,973
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaSawyer High School is the number 164 by size of 171 North Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#164 of 171
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher5.0 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.1 for high schools.5.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sawyer High School

  1. How many students attend Sawyer High School?
    20 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sawyer, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sawyer High School?
    5.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sawyer High School a Title I school?
    Sawyer High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sawyer High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Sawyer High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 43.8% in reading and 38.6% in math across North Dakota. North Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sawyer High School in?
    Sawyer 16, NCES district ID 3816470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381647000570 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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