Dickinson 1
Dickinson 1 is a public school district based in Dickinson, North Dakota, serving 4,183 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 14 North Dakota districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 46% of them. Its schools average 349 students each, about the same as the North Dakota median of 371. It spends about $14,637 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.
How Dickinson 1 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dickinson 1 | North Dakota median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,637 | $14,333 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,142 | $8,853 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $74.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $62.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 368 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 739 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 322 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot 1Minot | 7,683 | 21 | $14,478 | 13.9 | #5 |
| Williston Basin 7Williston | 5,414 | 11 | n/a | 14.2 | #6 |
| Mandan 1Mandan | 4,456 | 12 | $12,812 | 15.5 | #7 |
| Dickinson 1Dickinson · this district | 4,183 | 12 | $14,637 | 11.4 | #8 |
| McKenzie Co 1Watford City | 2,351 | 7 | $14,949 | 13.9 | #9 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springtown ISDSpringtown, TX | 4,188 | $10,873 | 14.1 |
| Wauconda CUSD 118Wauconda, IL | 4,186 | $19,262 | 12.3 |
| Oregon School DistrictOregon, WI | 4,186 | $13,366 | 12.8 |
| Whitehall-Coplay School DistrictWhitehall, PA | 4,185 | $13,929 | 14.5 |
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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