Enrollment
81
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Westhope, ND
Westhope High School
Federal NCES profile for Westhope High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 381947000686
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 54
📋 Attendance 94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Westhope High School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of North Dakota schools.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 31.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 81
- students enrolled
Westhope High School has class sizes smaller than 74% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Westhope 17 · North Dakota
NCES ID 381947000686 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
31.8%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
+13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Westhope High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Westhope High School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Westhope High 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.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Westhope High School serves a higher-need student population than most North Dakota campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
Attendance is a relative strength
2.5% of Westhope High School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Westhope High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Westhope, North Dakota, enrolling 81 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 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 31.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 81 puts it in the smaller third of North Dakota schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 498 scored North Dakota schools.
Against 73 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #24.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 231 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
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 Elementary School (79 students): Westhope High School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (9:1 vs 8.8:1).
Its district, Westhope 17, also runs Westhope Elementary School (79 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 High School compares
Westhope 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 24% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.8% | ▲ 13% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 81 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
81
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
31.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 13% 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
9:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 26% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
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
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 90.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.7%
African American 2.5%
Largest group: White at 90.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 18.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 18.5, Westhope High 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 High 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 High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhope Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Westhope High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 79
- Students per teacher
- 8.8:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
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 (~81 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Westhope High School
How many students attend Westhope High School?
Westhope High School has 81 students enrolled. It is a public school in Westhope, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westhope High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Westhope High School is 9:1, which is 24% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 43% 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 High School?
31.8% of students at Westhope High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Westhope High School?
The largest demographic group at Westhope High School is White at 90.1% of enrollment, in Westhope, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Westhope High School?
Westhope High School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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 Westhope 17?
Besides Westhope High School, Westhope 17 also operates Westhope Elementary School (79 students). See the Westhope 17 district page for the complete list.
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