Zimmerman Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Wahpeton, North Dakota
Zimmerman Elementary School in Wahpeton, North Dakota enrolled 116 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the North Dakota elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
110 students in 2022-23, 103 students in 2023-24, 116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 8.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 110 | 7.0 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 116 | 8.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 North Dakota elementary schools
Among the 262 North Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 240 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Zimmerman Elementary School enrolled 96 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 240 of the 96 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.0% of students were White, 9.5% Hispanic, 9.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White69.0%
- Hispanic9.5%
- Two or more races9.5%
- American Indian7.8%
- Black2.6%
- Asian1.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Wahpeton
2 public elementary schools in Wahpeton report 2024-25 enrollment; Zimmerman Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahpeton Elementary School | 469 | 15.1 | 30.7% |
| Zimmerman Elementary School | 116 | 14.5 | 29.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Zimmerman Elementary School
- Wahpeton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 469 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Richland Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 184 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Zimmerman Elementary School with Wahpeton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wahpeton 37 spends per student$13,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,897
- The largest public schools in North DakotaZimmerman Elementary School is the number 182 by size of 269 North Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#182 of 269
- North Dakota schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.6 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Zimmerman Elementary School
How many students attend Zimmerman Elementary School?
116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 110 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wahpeton, ND.What is the student-teacher ratio at Zimmerman Elementary School?
14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Zimmerman Elementary School a Title I school?
Zimmerman Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Zimmerman Elementary School in?
Wahpeton 37, NCES district ID 3819020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 381902000668 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.