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Schools in Forthun Township

Forthun Township’s public schools

Burke Central Public School District 36 and Divide County Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forthun Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 20% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Divide County Public School District 1
Students per teacher
10.1
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
477 students on the public path
In brief

Forthun Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Forthun Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Burke Central Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Divide County High School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Forthun Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Divide County High School and Burke Central 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 Forthun Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Burke Central Public School District 36.

Two districts serve Forthun Township

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

Burke Central Public School District 36Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 95 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$27,112ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Divide County Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 382 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$19,986ND $16,642 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Burke Central Public School District 3644%
State average 43.8% · 44 students tested
Math · K–12, Burke Central Public School District 3654%
State average 38.6% · 46 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Divide County Public School District 137%
State average 43.8% · 198 students tested
Math · PK–12, Divide County Public School District 137%
State average 38.6% · 199 students tested

Forthun Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forthun Township—Divide County Public School District 1 PK–12 · Burke Central Public School District 36 K–12
Mentor—Divide County Public School District 1
Short Creek—Burke Central Public School District 36
Keller—Divide County Public School District 1 PK–12 · Burke Central Public School District 36 K–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Divide County Public School District 1 with Forthun Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forthun 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 Forthun Townshipin other towns
Divide County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crosby
C+
221 students11:1Rate it →
Burke Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lignite
B−
52 students10:1Rate it →
Divide County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Crosby
C
161 students9:1Rate it →
Burke Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lignite
B−
43 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Forthun Township’s schools

Are Forthun Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forthun Township. Burke Central Public School District 36 and Divide County Public School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forthun Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forthun Township in?

Burke Central Public School District 36 and Divide County Public School District 1.

Where do Forthun Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Divide County High School and Burke Central 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.