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Schools in Bell Township

Bell Township’s public schools

Northern Cass Public School District 97 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 17% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
ND 11.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
724 students on the public path
In brief

Bell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bell Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Northern Cass Middle School places highest (better than 80%); Northern Cass High School lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northern Cass Elementary SchoolNorthern Cass Public School District 97B+
6–8Northern Cass Middle SchoolNorthern Cass Public School District 97A−
9–12Northern Cass High SchoolNorthern Cass Public School District 97B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northern Cass Public School District 97.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northern Cass Public School District 97Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 724 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$13,838ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 43.8% · 335 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.6% · 335 students tested

Bell Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Bell Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bell Township—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Kinyon—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Hunter—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Gunkel—Northern Cass Public School District 97
Bohnsack—Hillsboro Public School District 9 PK–12 · Northern Cass Public School District 97 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Northern Cass Public School District 97 with Bell Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bell Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bell Townshipby address
Northern Cass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hunter
B+
350 students14:1Rate it →
Northern Cass Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hunter
A−
169 students13:1Rate it →
Northern Cass High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hunter
B+
205 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bell Township’s schools

Are Bell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bell Township. Northern Cass Public School District 97 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bell Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bell Township in?

Northern Cass Public School District 97.

Where do Bell Township kids go to high school?

Northern Cass High School.

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What Bell Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.