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Schools in Lignite

Lignite’s public schools

Burke Central Public School District 36 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lignite. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’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
$27.1K
▲ 63% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
95 students on the public path
In brief

Lignite’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lignite’s 2 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%); Burke Central High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

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

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Burke Central Elementary SchoolBurke Central Public School District 36B−
7–12Burke Central High SchoolBurke Central Public School District 36B−

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

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.8% · 44 students tested
Math54%
State average 38.6% · 46 students tested

Lignite vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lignite—Burke Central Public School District 36

Every school in Lignite

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).

District schools in Ligniteby address
Burke Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B−
52 students10:1Rate it →
Burke Central High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
43 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Lignite’s schools

Are Lignite’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lignite. Burke Central Public School District 36 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lignite. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Lignite in?

Burke Central Public School District 36.

Where do Lignite kids go to high school?

Burke Central High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.