Enrollment
79
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Westhope, ND
Westhope Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Westhope Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381947000685
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 37
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Westhope Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of North Dakota schools.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.8:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 32.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 79
- students enrolled
Westhope Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 76% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Westhope 17 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381947000685 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
32.6%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Westhope Elementary School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Westhope Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Westhope Elementary School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among North Dakota schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Westhope 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
Westhope 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.
Westhope Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Westhope, North Dakota, enrolling 79 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 32.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 79 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Among 68 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need North Dakota schools statewide, it ranks #59, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 7/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 316 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 16.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Westhope's public schools, it stands alongside Westhope High School (81 students): Westhope Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.8:1 vs 9:1).
Its district, Westhope 17, also runs Westhope High School (81 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 Westhope Elementary School compares
Westhope 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 | 8.8:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 32.6% | ▲ 16% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 79 | top 72% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
79
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
32.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% 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
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 24% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$20,414
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 96.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or More 1.3%
Largest group: White at 96.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Westhope Elementary School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westhope 17, which includes Westhope Elementary School.
$20,414
Per student
+11%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.7%
State 44.9%
Federal 16.5%
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 Westhope Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhope High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Westhope Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 81
- Students per teacher
- 9:1
- Resource Index
- 60/100
Similar other schools in Westhope
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 (~79 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Westhope Elementary School
How many students attend Westhope Elementary School?
Westhope Elementary School has 79 students enrolled. It is a public school in Westhope, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westhope Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Westhope Elementary School is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 Westhope Elementary School?
32.6% of students at Westhope Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Westhope Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Westhope Elementary School is White at 96.2% of enrollment, in Westhope, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Westhope Elementary School?
Westhope Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Westhope 17?
Besides Westhope Elementary School, Westhope 17 also operates Westhope High School (81 students). See the Westhope 17 district page for the complete list.
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