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Killdeer Public School District 16

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Killdeer, Dunn Center and Halliday.

Killdeer’s Schools page →

Students
607
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,558
ND $16,642
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Killdeer Public School District 16

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of North Dakota districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the ND average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $22,356 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 152 North Dakota school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Killdeer 912Dunn Center 235Halliday 231

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Killdeer. Grade by grade →

PK–6Killdeer Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Killdeer High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ND

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 38.6% · 291 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 43.8% · 291 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 83.2% · 37 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,558 per student · 6% above ND
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 28%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 81%State 10%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
598’20
618’21
646’22
614’23
607’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools.

Killdeer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Killdeer
C+
344 students8:1
Killdeer High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Killdeer
C+
263 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Dakota.