North Dakota · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in North Dakota

Schools in North Dakota ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

$18,450
ND avg per student
$16,593
National avg per student
+11%
Vs national average
100
Schools listed

The spending picture in one line

Sawyer Elementary School tops the list: its district, Sawyer 16, spends $31,789 per student, against a North Dakota average of $18,450.

$31,789
per-student spend in Sawyer 16
$18,450
North Dakota average
$16,593
national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
# School DistrictPer Student
1 Sawyer Elementary School Sawyer · other Sawyer 16 $31,789
2 Warwick Elementary School Warwick · other Warwick 29 $31,258
3 Warwick Middle School Warwick · elementary Warwick 29 $31,258
4 Munich Elementary School Munich · other Munich 19 $30,430
5 Oberon Elementary School Oberon · elementary Oberon 16 $28,782
6 Mandaree Elementary School Mandaree · other Mandaree 36 $28,781
7 Mandaree High School Mandaree · high Mandaree 36 $28,781
8 Bowbells Elementary School Bowbells · other Bowbells 14 $28,534
9 Drake High School Drake · other Drake 57 $28,389
10 Yellowstone Virtual Academy Fairview · elementary Yellowstone 14 $27,103
11 East Fairview Elementary School Fairview · elementary Yellowstone 14 $27,103
12 Finley-Sharon Elementary School Finley · elementary Finley-Sharon 19 $26,989
13 Grenora Elementary School Grenora · other Grenora 99 $25,851
14 Grenora High School Grenora · other Grenora 99 $25,851
15 Anamoose Elementary School Anamoose · elementary Anamoose 14 $25,419
16 Gackle-Streeter Elementary School Gackle · other Gackle-Streeter 56 $24,688
17 Demores Elementary School Medora · other Billings Co 1 $24,325
18 Rolette Elementary School Rolette · other Rolette 29 $23,194
19 Rolette High School Rolette · high Rolette 29 $23,194
20 Hope Page Elementary School Page · other Hope-Page 85 $23,041
21 Hope Page High School Hope · other Hope-Page 85 $23,041
22 Roosevelt Elementary School Carson · other Roosevelt 18 $22,864
23 Drayton Elementary School Drayton · other Drayton 19 $22,701
24 Drayton High School Drayton · high Drayton 19 $22,701
25 Burke Central Elementary School Lignite · other Burke Central 36 $22,657
26 Dunseith High School Dunseith · other Dunseith 1 $22,054
27 Dunseith Elementary School Dunseith · other Dunseith 1 $22,054
28 Sargent Central Elementary School Forman · other Sargent Central 6 $21,908
29 Sargent Central High School Forman · other Sargent Central 6 $21,908
30 Midkota Elementary School Binford · other Midkota 7 $21,682
31 Midkota High School Glenfield · other Midkota 7 $21,682
32 Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School Belcourt · other Belcourt 7 $21,558
33 Turtle Mountain Community High School Belcourt · high Belcourt 7 $21,558
34 Turtle Mountain Community Middle School Belcourt · middle Belcourt 7 $21,558
35 Kulm Elementary School Kulm · other Kulm 7 $21,339
36 Litchville-Marion Elementary School Litchville · other Litchville-Marion 46 $20,875
37 Litchville-Marion High School Marion · other Litchville-Marion 46 $20,875
38 Lincoln Elementary School Beach · other Beach 3 $20,476
39 Beach High School Beach · other Beach 3 $20,476
40 Westhope High School Westhope · other Westhope 17 $20,414
41 Westhope Elementary School Westhope · other Westhope 17 $20,414
42 Saint John Elementary School Saint John · other St John 3 $20,124
43 Saint John High School Saint John · high St John 3 $20,124
44 Cannon Ball Elementary School Cannon Ball · other Solen 3 $19,789
45 Solen High School Solen · other Solen 3 $19,789
46 Midway Elementary School Inkster · other Midway 128 $19,751
47 Midway High School Inkster · high Midway 128 $19,751
48 Hebron Elementary School Hebron · other Hebron 13 $19,717
49 Hebron High School Hebron · other Hebron 13 $19,717
50 Edwin Loe Elementary School New Town · other New Town 1 $19,674
51 New Town High School New Town · high New Town 1 $19,674
52 New Town Middle School New Town · middle New Town 1 $19,674
53 North Border-Walhalla Elementary School Walhalla · other North Border 100 $19,296
54 North Border-Pembina Elementary School Pembina · other North Border 100 $19,296
55 North Border-Walhalla High School Walhalla · high North Border 100 $19,296
56 Four Winds Community High School Fort Totten · high Ft Totten 30 $19,218
57 Elgin-New Leipzig Elementary School Elgin · other Elgin-New Leipzig 49 $19,030
58 Elgin-New Leipzig High School Elgin · other Elgin-New Leipzig 49 $19,030
59 Hatton Eielson Elementary School Hatton · other Hatton Eielson 7 $18,988
60 Hatton Eielson High School Hatton · other Hatton Eielson 7 $18,988
61 Valley-Edinburg Elementary School-Crystal Crystal · elementary Valley-Edinburg 118 $18,871
62 Valley-Edinburg High School Edinburg · other Valley-Edinburg 118 $18,871
63 Valley-Edinburg Elementary School-Hoople Hoople · other Valley-Edinburg 118 $18,871
64 Linton Elementary School Linton · other Linton 36 $18,755
65 Linton High School Linton · high Linton 36 $18,755
66 Scranton Elementary School Scranton · other Scranton 33 $18,694
67 Scranton High School Scranton · other Scranton 33 $18,694
68 Dakota Prairie Elementary School Mcville · other Dakota Prairie 1 $18,661
69 Dakota Prairie High School Petersburg · other Dakota Prairie 1 $18,661
70 Divide County Elementary School Crosby · other Divide County 1 $18,560
71 Divide County High School Crosby · other Divide County 1 $18,560
72 Max Elementary School Max · other Max 50 $18,534
73 Max High School Max · other Max 50 $18,534
74 Milnor Elementary School Milnor · other Milnor 2 $18,533
75 Milnor High School Milnor · other Milnor 2 $18,533
76 Minnewaukan Elementary School Minnewaukan · other Minnewaukan 5 $18,525
77 Minnewaukan High School Minnewaukan · high Minnewaukan 5 $18,525
78 Glen Ullin Elementary School Glen Ullin · other Glen Ullin 48 $18,497
79 Twin Buttes Elementary School Halliday · other Twin Buttes 37 $18,471
80 Parshall Elementary School Parshall · other Parshall 3 $18,427
81 Parshall High School Parshall · other Parshall 3 $18,427
82 Tgu-Towner Elementary School Towner · other Tgu 60 $18,303
83 Tgu-Granville Elementary School Granville · other Tgu 60 $18,303
84 Tgu-Towner High School Towner · high Tgu 60 $18,303
85 Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Elementary School Hazelton · other Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6 $18,276
86 Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock High School Hazelton · other Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 6 $18,276
87 Enderlin Area High School Enderlin · other Enderlin Area 24 $18,203
88 Enderlin Area Elementary School Enderlin · other Enderlin Area 24 $18,203
89 Mcclusky Elementary School Mcclusky · other Mcclusky 19 $18,175
90 Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School Turtle Lake · other Turtle Lake-Mercer 72 $18,153
91 Turtle Lake-Mercer High School Turtle Lake · other Turtle Lake-Mercer 72 $18,153
92 Central Elementary School Tioga · other Tioga 15 $18,131
93 Tioga High School Tioga · other Tioga 15 $18,131
94 Strasburg High School Strasburg · other Strasburg 15 $18,096
95 Mt Pleasant High School Rolla · other Mt Pleasant 4 $18,038
96 Mt Pleasant Elementary School Rolla · other Mt Pleasant 4 $18,038
97 Lakota Elementary School Lakota · other Lakota 66 $17,897
98 Lakota High School Lakota · other Lakota 66 $17,897
99 Leeds Elementary School Leeds · other Leeds 6 $17,844
100 Ashley Elementary School Ashley · other Ashley 9 $17,826

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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