Other / mixed grade configuration · Halliday, ND

Twin Buttes Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Twin Buttes Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381860000757
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Twin Buttes Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of North Dakota schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
6.9:1
small classes for North Dakota
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
55
students enrolled

Twin Buttes Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-1 students YoY

Twin Buttes Elementary School held near 55 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 8.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 381860000757 · Halliday, ND Other · SMALL · TRAD

55 enr · 6.9:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Twin Buttes Elementary School held near 55 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 8.0 → 11.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · North Dakota schools → · Find another →

How Twin Buttes Elementary School compares

Twin Buttes Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 6.9:1 ▼ 42% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 255% 28.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 55 top 82% - -

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

6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 255% above the North Dakota average of 28.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6.9:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 11% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
40.0%
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
$25,714
per pupil, district-wide - above North Dakota avg of $19,475
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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

American Indian / Alaska Native 78.2%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
White 7.3%
Asian 3.6%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 78.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.0, Twin Buttes Elementary School is more mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.

Programs

District finance for Twin Buttes 37 reports $25,714 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Twin Buttes Elementary School

How many students attend Twin Buttes Elementary School?

Twin Buttes Elementary School has 55 students enrolled. It is a public school in Halliday, ND. CCD year-over-year: 56 (2022-23) → 55 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Buttes Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Twin Buttes Elementary School is 6.9:1, which is 42% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 56% 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 Twin Buttes Elementary School?

100.0% of students at Twin Buttes Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Twin Buttes Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Twin Buttes Elementary School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 78.2% of enrollment, in Halliday, ND.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Twin Buttes Elementary School?

Twin Buttes Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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).

What other schools are in Twin Buttes 37?

None reported; Twin Buttes 37 operates only Twin Buttes Elementary 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.