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Cando, North Dakota 7-18-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Cando Township

Cando Township’s public schools

North Star School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cando Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 15% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
ND 11.5
Schools in town
0
284 students on the public path
In brief

Cando Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cando Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. North Star High School places highest (better than 78%); North Star Elementary School lowest (56%). 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 Cando Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8North Star Elementary Schoolin CandoB
9–12North Star High Schoolin CandoA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Star School District.

The district

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

North Star School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 284 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$14,077ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.8% · 150 students tested
Math47%
State average 38.6% · 150 students tested

Cando Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cando Township—North Star
Paulson—North Star
Olson—North Star
Maza—North Star
Bethel—North Star

All 4 neighbors share North Star with Cando Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cando Township

2 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 Cando Townshipin other towns
North Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cando
B
208 students12:1Rate it →
North Star High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cando
A−
76 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cando Township’s schools

Are Cando Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cando Township. North Star School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cando Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cando Township in?

North Star School District.

Where do Cando Township kids go to high school?

North Star High School.

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What Cando 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.