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Schools in Perth Township

Perth Township’s public schools

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 and Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perth Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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 · Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
Students per teacher
7.9
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
338 students on the public path
In brief

Perth Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Perth Township’s 3 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%); Fordville-Lankin Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Perth Township, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Dakota Prairie High School and Fordville-Lankin 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 Perth Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

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

Two districts serve Perth Township

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+
Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 50 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 3.7 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$25,964ND $16,642 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dakota Prairie Public School District 142%
State average 43.8% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dakota Prairie Public School District 152%
State average 38.6% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fordville-Lankin Public School District 550%
State average 43.8% · 23 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–12, Fordville-Lankin Public School District 530%
State average 38.6% · 23 students tested · the state reports 21–39%

Perth Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Perth Township—Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 PK–12 · Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12
Cleveland—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5
Sauter—Lakota Public School District 66
Sarnia—Dakota Prairie Public School District 1
Latona—Park River Area Public School District 8 PK–12 · Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12
Norton—Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 PK–12 · Park River Area Public School District 8 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 with Perth Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Perth 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 Perth Townshipin other towns
Dakota Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McVille
A
158 students10:1Rate it →
Fordville-Lankin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fordville
D
36 students5:1Rate it →
Dakota Prairie High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Petersburg
C
130 students10:1Rate it →
Fordville-Lankin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fordville
14 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Perth Township’s schools

Are Perth Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Perth Township. Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 and Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perth Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Perth Township in?

Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 and Fordville-Lankin Public School District 5.

Where do Perth Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dakota Prairie High School and Fordville-Lankin High School.

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What Perth 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.