Enrollment
29
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Starkweather, ND
Starkweather Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Starkweather Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381767000608
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Starkweather Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of North Dakota schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.3:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 28.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 29
- students enrolled
Starkweather Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 85% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Starkweather 44 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381767000608 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.3:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-38% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
28.0%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Starkweather Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Starkweather Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Starkweather 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Starkweather Elementary School falls within the wide middle of the North Dakota distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Starkweather 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.
Starkweather Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Starkweather, North Dakota, enrolling 29 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Starkweather Elementary School is leaner than roughly 85% of North Dakota schools and 38% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 28.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of North Dakota schools, with 29 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Against 17 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #11.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Two or More (14%) (diversity index 35/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 145 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
17.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Starkweather 44 spends $29,880 per pupil, 62% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 16.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Starkweather's public schools, it stands alongside Starkweather High School (25 students): Starkweather Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (7.3:1 vs 6.3:1).
Its district, Starkweather 44, also runs Starkweather High School (25 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 Starkweather Elementary School compares
Starkweather 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 | 7.3:1 | ▼ 38% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 28.0% | ▼ 1% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 29 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
29
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
28.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% below the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.3:1
students per teacher
- 38% below state mean
Top 15% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$29,880
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
Counselors0.2 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 79.3%
Two or More 13.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.9%
Largest group: White at 79.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 34.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 34.7, Starkweather Elementary School is more mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Starkweather 44, which includes Starkweather Elementary School.
$29,880
Per student
+62%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+80%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.0%
State 48.6%
Federal 16.4%
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 Starkweather Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkweather High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Starkweather Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 25
- Students per teacher
- 6.3:1
- Resource Index
- 50/100
Similar other schools in Starkweather
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 (~29 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Starkweather Elementary School
How many students attend Starkweather Elementary School?
Starkweather Elementary School has 29 students enrolled. It is a public school in Starkweather, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starkweather Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Starkweather Elementary School is 7.3:1, which is 38% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 54% 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 Starkweather Elementary School?
28.0% of students at Starkweather Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Starkweather Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Starkweather Elementary School is White at 79.3% of enrollment, in Starkweather, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Starkweather Elementary School?
Starkweather Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Starkweather 44?
Besides Starkweather Elementary School, Starkweather 44 also operates Starkweather High School (25 students). See the Starkweather 44 district page for the complete list.
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