Devils Lake 1
Devils Lake 1 is a public school district based in Devils Lake, North Dakota, serving 1,789 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 14 North Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 358 students each, about the same as the North Dakota median of 371. It spends about $14,902 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.
How Devils Lake 1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Devils Lake 1 | North Dakota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,902 | $14,333 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,613 | $8,853 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $25.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 134 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 273 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 256 | 322 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Dakota median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in North Dakota
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Co 1Watford City | 2,351 | 7 | $14,949 | 13.9 | #9 |
| Jamestown 1Jamestown | 2,042 | 7 | $13,248 | 8.8 | #10 |
| Devils Lake 1Devils Lake · this district | 1,789 | 5 | $14,902 | 13.4 | #11 |
| Belcourt 7Belcourt | 1,518 | 4 | $19,125 | 7.8 | #12 |
| Wahpeton 37Wahpeton | 1,224 | 4 | $13,089 | 15.1 | #13 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Dells School DistrictWisconsin Dells, WI | 1,790 | $12,795 | 13.6 |
| RSU 01 - LkrsuBath, ME | 1,789 | $19,728 | 10.8 |
| RuidosoRuidoso, NM | 1,788 | $11,493 | 13.5 |
| Danville IndependentDanville, KY | 1,787 | $13,266 | 13.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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