U.S. school systems/North Dakota
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North Dakota school systems.

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172school systems
511operating schools connected
119,016students in finance records
164complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

North Dakota school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 164 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$17,656Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation-4.4%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+17.3%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change+4.7%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems164 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024112,546107,458
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$17,115$16,293

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Ellendale 40

Ellendale, ND

Students
319
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,191

+4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment

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Enderlin Area 24

Enderlin, ND

Students
317
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,139

-8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 1

Mohall, ND

Students
315
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,832

-4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Minto 20

Minto, ND

Students
312
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,090

-6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.0% enrollment

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Richland 44

Colfax, ND

Students
306
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,526

-16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.8% enrollment

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Hettinger 13

Hettinger, ND

Students
290
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,824

-9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Dakota Prairie 1

Petersburg, ND

Students
288
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,837

+0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment

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Beach 3

Beach, ND

Students
286
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,801

-10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment

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North Star 10

Cando, ND

Students
286
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,077

-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Wilton 1

Wilton, ND

Students
284
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,447

-13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment

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New England 9

New England, ND

Students
283
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,583

0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment

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Belfield 13

Belfield, ND

Students
282
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,915

-5.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.7% enrollment

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Lamoure 8

LaMoure, ND

Students
281
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,747

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment

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Kenmare 28

Kenmare, ND

Students
275
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,025

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment

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Griggs County Central 18

Cooperstown, ND

Students
274
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,759

-17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.9% enrollment

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Minnewaukan 5

Minnewaukan, ND

Students
274
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$35,617

+47.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment

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Parshall 3

Parshall, ND

Students
274
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,511

-7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.1% enrollment

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Center-Stanton 1

Center, ND

Students
270
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,885

-17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.8% enrollment

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Wyndmere 42

Wyndmere, ND

Students
264
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,557

-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Flasher 39

Flasher, ND

Students
262
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,695

-13.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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Mt Pleasant 4

Rolla, ND

Students
261
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,226

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Edgeley 3

Edgeley, ND

Students
260
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,115

-5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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Glenburn 26

Glenburn, ND

Students
254
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,917

+2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Barnes County North 7

Wimbledon, ND

Students
251
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,888

-7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Napoleon 2

Napoleon, ND

Students
248
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,403

-5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.5% enrollment

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Linton 36

Linton, ND

Students
246
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,756

-1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Maple Valley 4

Tower City, ND

Students
244
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,230

-35.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.0% enrollment

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Hankinson 8

Hankinson, ND

Students
243
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,193

-5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Wishek 19

Wishek, ND

Students
240
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,675

-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.1% enrollment

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Mott-Regent 1

Mott, ND

Students
231
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,152

-13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.5% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.