North Dakota Schools

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
600 E. BLVD AVE DEPT 201
BISMARCK, ND 58505
(701) 328-2260

During the 2005-06 round of testing, 393 of 477 North Dakota schools passed all of their Adequate Yearly Progress requirements. The results were based on four major factors-test performance, 95% or higher participation rate in all student demographics, 93% attendance rate for all schools, and an on-time graduation rate of 73% or higher for high schools. Some schools were not able to be counted due to low enrollment.

North Dakota was ranked 20 out of 50 in the 2005-06 Smartest State rankings, based on Morgan Quinto's "Education State Rankings 2005-06", an annual reference book. Quinto based his rankings on 21 different factors, including student achievement, personal attention from teachers, and class size.

North Dakota budgeted nearly $260 million to public education-including over $500,000 for home-based education. Between 1990 and 2003, private school enrollment rose by over 1200 students. Not including federal funding for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) programs, North Dakota spends over $6700 per student enrolled.

Over half of North Dakota students attend "Title I" schools-schools designated by the No Child Left Behind act as schools needing to focus on improving test scores, and helping low-income students. Twenty seven schools in the 2006-07 school year (including public schools) received money specifically for before- or after-school programs to help students falling behind.

For more information on North Dakota schools, or to see how much federal funding your particular school is receiving, visit the state's Department of Public Instruction at http://www.dpi.state.nd.us.