Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mandan, ND

Sweet Briar School

Federal NCES profile for Sweet Briar School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 381794000620
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sweet Briar School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of North Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Dakota schools.

#2 of 3
elementary schools in Mandan · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
14:1
large classes for North Dakota
28
students enrolled

Sweet Briar School has class sizes larger than 74% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sweet Briar School ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Mandan, ND.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Sweet Briar School grew from 25 students in 2022-23 to 30 in 2023-24 (+20.0%).

Teacher FTE held 2.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+5 students YoY 381794000620 · Mandan, ND Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

28 enr · 14:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Sweet Briar School grew from 25 students in 2022-23 to 30 in 2023-24 (+20.0%). Teacher FTE held 2.0 → 2.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Dakota schools → · Find another →

How Sweet Briar School compares

Sweet Briar School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs North Dakota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs North Dakota North Dakota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14:1 ▲ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 28 top 92% - -

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

14:1
Leaner classes than 57% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
28
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14:1
students per teacher - 19% above state mean
Top 74% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
3.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$12,920
per pupil, district-wide - below North Dakota avg of $19,475
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Sweet Briar School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

District finance for Sweet Briar 17 reports $12,920 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Mandan

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Sweet Briar School

How many students attend Sweet Briar School?

Sweet Briar School has 28 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mandan, ND. CCD year-over-year: 25 (2022-23) → 30 (2023-24), up 5.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweet Briar School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sweet Briar School is 14:1, which is 19% higher than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sweet Briar School?

The largest demographic group at Sweet Briar School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Mandan, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sweet Briar School?

Sweet Briar School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sweet Briar School rank among elementary schools in Mandan?

By Resource Investment Index, Sweet Briar School ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Mandan, ND. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Mandan on the city page.

What other schools are in Sweet Briar 17?

None reported; Sweet Briar 17 operates only Sweet Briar School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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