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Schools in Niagara

Niagara’s public schools

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Niagara. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.8K
▲ 25% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
288 students on the public path
In brief

Niagara’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Niagara’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Dakota Prairie Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Dakota Prairie High School lowest (28%). 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 Niagara, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dakota Prairie Elementary Schoolin McVilleA
7–12Dakota Prairie High Schoolin PetersburgC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.

The district

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

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$20,837ND $16,642 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 43.8% · 149 students tested
Math52%
State average 38.6% · 149 students tested

Niagara vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Niagara—Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
Niagara Township—Larimore Public School District 44 PK–12 · Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 PK–12

Every school in Niagara

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 Niagarain other towns
Dakota Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McVille
A
158 students10:1Rate it →
Dakota Prairie High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Petersburg
C
130 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Niagara’s schools

Are Niagara’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Niagara. Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Niagara. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Niagara in?

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1.

Where do Niagara kids go to high school?

Dakota Prairie High School.

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What Niagara 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.