Other / mixed grade configuration · Surrey, ND

Surrey High School

Federal NCES profile for Surrey High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381791000619
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
79
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Surrey High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median.

54
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
students per teacher
7.8%
free-lunch eligible
206
students enrolled

Surrey High School has class sizes near the North Dakota median. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

206

North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg

-13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

7.8%

vs 28.2% North Dakota avg

-72% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Surrey High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Surrey High School

Surrey High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Surrey, North Dakota, enrolling 206 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 7.8% free-meal eligibility runs 72% below the North Dakota average.

With 206 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.

Against 94 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #29.

Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 103 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Surrey 41 spends $12,055 per pupil, 35% below the North Dakota average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Surrey's public schools, it stands alongside Surrey Elementary School (230 students): Surrey High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.3:1 vs 12.1:1).

Its district, Surrey 41, also runs Surrey Elementary School (230 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 Surrey High School compares

Surrey 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 10.3:1 ▼ 13% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 7.8% ▼ 72% 28.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 206 top 38% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
206
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
7.8%
free-lunch eligible - 72% below the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 38% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.4%
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
$12,055
per pupil, district-wide - below North Dakota avg of $18,450
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 103 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 20 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.1 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

White 89.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
African American 2.4%
Two or More 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 89.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.0, Surrey High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Surrey 41, which includes Surrey High School.

$12,055
Per student
-35%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.9%
State 66.3%
Federal 11.9%

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 Surrey High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Surrey Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Surrey High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Surrey 41 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools in Surrey

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Surrey High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Surrey High School

How many students attend Surrey High School?

Surrey High School has 206 students enrolled. It is a public school in Surrey, ND.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Surrey High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Surrey High School is 10.3:1, which is 13% 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 percentage of students receive free lunch at Surrey High School?

7.8% of students at Surrey High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Surrey High School?

The largest demographic group at Surrey High School is White at 89.8% of enrollment, in Surrey, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Surrey High School?

Surrey High School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Surrey High School a good school?

Surrey High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the North Dakota median. 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 Surrey 41?

Besides Surrey High School, Surrey 41 also operates Surrey Elementary School (230 students). See the Surrey 41 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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