North Dakota · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in North Dakota 101 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
101 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Dunseith 1 ranks first in North Dakota for funding equity at 97/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
97/100 top score (Dunseith 1)
$22,054 per-pupil spending in the top district
19 districts scoring 70 or higher
14 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Dunseith 1 548 $22,054 100.0% 7.0% 97 2 Warwick 29 223 $31,258 100.0% 4.1% 95 3 Solen 3 214 $19,789 100.0% 7.2% 94 4 New Town 1 994 $19,674 39.6% 12.8% 91 5 St John 3 447 $20,124 100.0% 5.0% 90 6 Milnor 2 210 $18,533 48.0% 28.1% 90 7 Midway 128 200 $19,751 34.5% 29.1% 89 8 Valley-Edinburg 118 207 $18,871 29.0% 28.1% 87 9 Belcourt 7 1,588 $21,558 100.0% 1.1% 83 10 Minnewaukan 5 297 $18,525 86.3% 12.9% 83 11 North Border 100 325 $19,296 17.7% 33.7% 82 12 Ft Totten 30 200 $19,218 100.0% 2.5% 82 13 Beach 3 275 $20,476 35.3% 36.2% 80 14 Linton 36 242 $18,755 17.3% 35.0% 78 15 Enderlin Area 24 309 $18,203 25.2% 31.3% 77 16 Dakota Prairie 1 295 $18,661 20.8% 35.6% 76 17 Mt Pleasant 4 256 $18,038 30.2% 33.3% 75 18 Parshall 3 286 $18,427 44.9% 38.7% 73 19 Lamoure 8 260 $16,909 44.1% 36.1% 73 20 Tgu 60 340 $18,303 24.9% 40.7% 67 21 Glenburn 26 254 $16,887 31.9% 37.7% 67 22 Fargo 1 11,431 $16,941 36.6% 36.1% 66 23 Minto 20 308 $13,492 38.9% 22.1% 66 24 Divide County 1 383 $18,560 17.4% 69.7% 65 25 Napoleon 2 246 $17,114 20.7% 24.7% 65 26 Underwood 8 224 $16,060 21.4% 39.4% 62 27 Grand Forks 1 7,604 $14,844 27.6% 27.3% 61 28 Harvey 38 394 $16,365 21.3% 34.5% 60 29 Center-Stanton 1 248 $16,816 31.1% 35.7% 60 30 Powers Lake 27 239 $17,670 11.2% 45.9% 60 31 New England 9 292 $17,471 32.5% 38.5% 59 32 Kidder County 1 403 $15,139 18.1% 31.4% 57 33 Medina 3 211 $15,335 22.3% 28.7% 57 34 Maple Valley 4 238 $16,592 17.4% 52.2% 56 35 Hankinson 8 237 $16,253 12.7% 32.3% 56 36 Jamestown 1 2,167 $13,875 28.0% 24.4% 55 37 Mott-Regent 1 233 $15,306 27.5% 50.5% 55 38 Alexander 2 321 $16,936 24.6% 80.5% 54 39 Wishek 19 234 $16,680 24.8% 30.3% 54 40 Griggs County Central 18 266 $16,136 29.4% 35.3% 53 41 Bottineau 1 660 $15,291 24.9% 36.6% 52 42 Kenmare 28 302 $15,759 20.8% 40.3% 52 43 Minot 1 7,715 $15,116 25.4% 29.3% 51 44 Wahpeton 37 1,201 $15,498 25.6% 28.3% 51 45 Grafton 18 949 $11,631 37.0% 20.9% 51 46 Garrison 51 388 $17,000 14.1% 38.9% 51 47 North Star 10 299 $13,960 22.2% 31.8% 50 48 Hettinger 13 294 $15,692 20.8% 46.5% 50 49 Barnes County North 7 249 $16,223 23.8% 51.6% 50 50 New Salem-Almont 49 365 $16,237 13.3% 46.3% 49 51 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1 317 $16,677 13.9% 39.4% 49 52 Wyndmere 42 266 $14,694 10.3% 30.5% 49 53 Devils Lake 1 1,737 $14,540 32.7% 29.6% 48 54 Rugby 5 607 $15,967 16.6% 36.8% 47 55 Belfield 13 267 $15,528 22.1% 41.7% 47 56 Lisbon 19 628 $13,541 16.2% 26.6% 45 57 Wilton 1 278 $14,366 12.3% 33.7% 45 58 Tioga 15 523 $18,131 9.9% 57.3% 44 59 Eight Mile 6 325 $15,719 36.4% 39.4% 44 60 Hillsboro 9 508 $12,322 14.4% 29.8% 43 61 Surrey 41 423 $12,055 8.0% 21.9% 43 62 Washburn 4 335 $14,241 5.7% 34.5% 43 63 Flasher 39 271 $13,650 21.0% 30.5% 43 64 Bismarck 1 13,976 $14,037 27.0% 28.0% 42 65 Langdon Area 23 415 $15,253 15.6% 55.5% 42 66 Cavalier 6 412 $13,388 17.3% 30.0% 42 67 Edgeley 3 260 $15,063 40.4% 38.6% 41 68 Nedrose 4 601 $12,673 24.5% 32.9% 40 69 Lewis and Clark 161 401 $15,616 12.6% 55.3% 40 70 Killdeer 16 646 $15,388 17.2% 63.6% 39 71 Richland 44 286 $15,098 10.2% 33.0% 38 72 Richardton-Taylor 34 315 $14,585 20.8% 46.6% 37 73 Velva 1 441 $14,559 17.5% 38.0% 36 74 May-Port Cg 14 508 $13,133 12.3% 35.0% 35 75 Dickinson 1 3,954 $14,801 22.5% 35.7% 34 76 Ellendale 40 339 $14,544 17.6% 43.1% 34 77 West Fargo 6 12,680 $13,475 23.3% 35.6% 33 78 Mckenzie Co 1 2,004 $15,892 29.3% 69.6% 33 79 Valley City 2 1,036 $13,301 27.3% 31.7% 33 80 Central Valley 3 211 $14,437 16.2% 36.7% 33 81 Kindred 2 916 $11,389 5.0% 40.2% 32 82 Northwood 129 334 $14,416 15.6% 36.4% 32 83 New Rockford-Sheyenne 2 334 $13,132 18.9% 30.7% 32 84 Mandan 1 4,344 $13,128 32.5% 31.5% 31 85 United 7 704 $13,072 10.2% 29.0% 31 86 Park River Area 8 485 $11,221 19.3% 28.7% 31 87 Bowman Co 1 498 $15,330 15.5% 46.3% 30 88 Larimore 44 390 $13,018 18.6% 34.1% 29 89 South Prairie 70 533 $13,166 15.8% 34.3% 28 90 Thompson 61 656 $9,646 1.4% 24.2% 26 91 Oakes 41 491 $11,751 13.8% 32.5% 26 92 Hazen 3 570 $13,059 11.1% 32.0% 25 93 Nesson 2 427 $15,444 11.7% 65.4% 25 94 South Heart 9 406 $14,168 7.5% 46.5% 25 95 Beulah 27 761 $13,174 15.1% 39.1% 23 96 Northern Cass 97 690 $12,445 4.9% 34.1% 23 97 Mapleton 7 216 $12,848 6.5% 42.2% 23 98 Williston Basin 7 5,294 $13,430 18.1% 43.8% 21 99 Central Cass 17 1,036 $12,016 8.8% 34.6% 17 100 Stanley 2 755 $13,437 17.4% 59.6% 15 101 Carrington 49 613 $12,807 12.7% 48.7% 13
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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