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Schools in Brillian Township

Brillian Township’s public schools

Sawyer Public School District 16 and Velva Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brillian Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 11% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Velva Public School District 1
Students per teacher
10.1
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
533 students on the public path
In brief

Brillian Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Brillian Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Velva Elementary School places highest (better than 64%); Sawyer Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Brillian Township, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Velva High School and Sawyer High School. 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 Brillian Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sawyer Public School District 16.

Two districts serve Brillian Township

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

Sawyer Public School District 16Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 94 students, up 68% since 2021–22 · 5.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$30,329ND $16,642 · FY2024
Velva Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 439 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,854ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sawyer Public School District 1630%
State average 43.8% · 26 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Math · PK–12, Sawyer Public School District 1610%
State average 38.6% · 28 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · PK–12, Velva Public School District 153%
State average 43.8% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, Velva Public School District 145%
State average 38.6% · 249 students tested

Brillian Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brillian Township—Sawyer Public School District 16 PK–12 · Velva Public School District 1 PK–12
Newman—Sawyer Public School District 16
Brown—Velva Public School District 1
Greely—Sawyer Public School District 16
Sawyer—Sawyer Public School District 16
Bjornson—Velva Public School District 1
Velva—Velva Public School District 1

3 of the 6 neighbors share Sawyer Public School District 16 with Brillian Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brillian Township

4 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).

Also serving Brillian Townshipin other towns
Velva Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Velva
B
217 students11:1Rate it →
Sawyer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sawyer
C
74 students6:1Rate it →
Velva High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Velva
B
222 students14:1Rate it →
Sawyer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sawyer
20 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Brillian Township’s schools

Are Brillian Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brillian Township. Sawyer Public School District 16 and Velva Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brillian Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Brillian Township in?

Sawyer Public School District 16 and Velva Public School District 1.

Where do Brillian Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Velva High School and Sawyer High 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.