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Watford City, ND
Public School Ratings




Watford City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Mckenzie Co 1 School District details

Mckenzie Co 1 School District
100 3rd St Ne
Watford City, ND 58854

2,004 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Mckenzie Co 1 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Dakota

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.7% of all ND school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
36%
44%
35%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Badlands Elementary School
300 3rd St Se
Watford City, ND, 58854
PK-05
Fox Hills Elementary School
2610 Wolves Den Parkway
Watford City, ND, 58854
KG-05
Watford City High School
2313 Wolves Den Pkwy
Watford City, ND, 58854
09-12
Watford City Middle School
100 Third St Ne
Watford City, ND, 58854
06-08
Wolves Center Academy School
908 4th Avenue Ne
Watford City, ND, 58854
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.4% 75.0%
Black 2.6% 5.5%
Hispanic 23.2% 6.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.8% 11.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.6% 32.6%
Free lunch eligible 29.7% 26.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.9% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,111 $16,255,000 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $279 $559,000 1.4%
Staff $413 $827,000 2.0%
General Administration $363 $728,000 1.8%
School Administration $726 $1,454,000 3.6%
Operation $1,611 $3,228,000 8.0%
Transportation $1,129 $2,262,000 5.6%
Other $240 $480,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,759 $9,538,000 23.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,347 $14,724,000 36.3%
Total Expenditures $20,218 $40,517,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,376 $1,022,079,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $579 $70,658,000 3.4%
Staff $485 $59,131,000 2.9%
General Administration $571 $69,678,000 3.4%
School Administration $702 $85,714,000 4.2%
Operation $1,130 $137,852,000 6.7%
Transportation $525 $64,021,000 3.1%
Other $412 $50,321,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,404 $537,375,000 26.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,142 $505,426,000 24.5%
Total Expenditures $16,922 $2,064,880,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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