Enrollment
22
North Dakota · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Wing, ND
Wing High School
Federal NCES profile for Wing High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 73/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 382013000705
👥 S:T ratio 82
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 89
📋 Attendance 89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wing High School earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of North Dakota schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most North Dakota schools.
- 73
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4.4:1
- small classes for North Dakota
- 12.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 22
- students enrolled
Wing High School has class sizes smaller than 97% of North Dakota schools. Computed live against every North Dakota school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.4:1
vs 11.8:1 North Dakota avg
-63% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
12.5%
vs 28.2% North Dakota avg
-56% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wing High School compares with North Dakota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wing High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Wing High School sits near the smaller end of the North Dakota enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Lower need and stronger resource signals align
Wing High School reports lower free-meal eligibility than most North Dakota schools and an above-typical Resource Investment Index. The two measures move together, a pattern consistent with the resource advantages that often accompany a lower-need intake. That association should not be mistaken for a causal verdict about the school; it is a transparent description of how this campus sits on two independent federal-data dimensions.
Attendance is a relative strength
4.5% of Wing 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.
Wing High School is a lower-poverty, small high school in Wing, North Dakota, enrolling 22 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.4:1, Wing High School is leaner than roughly 97% of North Dakota schools and 63% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 12.5% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of North Dakota schools, with 22 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 498 North Dakota schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 55 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Wing 28 spends $24,833 per pupil, 35% above the North Dakota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Wing 28, also runs Wing Elementary School (40 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 Wing High School compares
Wing 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 | 4.4:1 | ▼ 63% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 12.5% | ▼ 56% | 28.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 22 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
12.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 56% below 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
4.4:1
students per teacher
- 63% below state mean
Top 3% in North Dakota - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$24,833
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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 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, Wing High School is less mixed than the North Dakota school average of 29.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wing 28, which includes Wing High School.
$24,833
Per student
+35%
vs North Dakota
Avg $18,450
+50%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.2%
State 59.2%
Federal 11.6%
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 Wing High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wing Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Wing High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 40
- Students per teacher
- 5.7:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
Similar high 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 (~22 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Wing High School
How many students attend Wing High School?
Wing High School has 22 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wing, ND.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wing High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wing High School is 4.4:1, which is 63% lower than the North Dakota average of 11.8:1 and 72% 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 Wing High School?
12.5% of students at Wing High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the North Dakota average of 28.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wing High School?
The largest demographic group at Wing High School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Wing, ND.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wing High School?
Wing High School has a Resource Investment Index of 73/100 (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 Wing 28?
Besides Wing High School, Wing 28 also operates Wing Elementary School (40 students). See the Wing 28 district page for the complete list.
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