Enrollment
25
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Starkweather, ND
Starkweather High School
Federal NCES profile for Starkweather High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381767000609
👥 S:T ratio 75
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 20
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Starkweather High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of North Dakota schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.3:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 29.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 25
- students enrolled
Starkweather High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Starkweather 44 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381767000609 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.3:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.2%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Starkweather High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Starkweather High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Starkweather 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.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Starkweather High 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.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Starkweather High School's 32.0% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Starkweather High School is a small combined-grade school in Starkweather, North Dakota, enrolling 25 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.3:1, Starkweather High School is leaner than roughly 92% of North Dakota schools and 47% 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 29.2% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of North Dakota schools, with 25 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 15/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 125 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
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 Elementary School (29 students): Starkweather High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (6.3:1 vs 7.3:1).
Its district, Starkweather 44, also runs Starkweather Elementary School (29 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 High School compares
Starkweather 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 | 6.3:1 | ▼ 47% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.2% | ▲ 4% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 25 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% above 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
6.3:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 8% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
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 92.0%
Two or More 8.0%
Largest group: White at 92.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.7, Starkweather High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Starkweather 44, which includes Starkweather High 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 High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkweather Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Starkweather High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 29
- Students per teacher
- 7.3:1
- Resource Index
- 57/100
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 (~25 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Starkweather High School
How many students attend Starkweather High School?
Starkweather High School has 25 students enrolled. It is a public school in Starkweather, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starkweather High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Starkweather High School is 6.3:1, which is 47% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 60% 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 High School?
29.2% of students at Starkweather High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Starkweather High School?
The largest demographic group at Starkweather High School is White at 92.0% of enrollment, in Starkweather, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Starkweather High School?
Starkweather High School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (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 High School, Starkweather 44 also operates Starkweather Elementary School (29 students). See the Starkweather 44 district page for the complete list.
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