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Scranton Public School District 33

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 17 towns

Serves Scranton, Reeder, Scranton Township, Haley Township, Reeder Township, Whiting Township, Woodberry Township, Cedar Creek Township, Goldfield Township, Hume Township, Mineral Springs Township, Gascoyne, Buena Vista Township, Lightning Creek Township, Stillwater Township, Gascoyne Township and Fischbein Township, and parts of Wolf Butte Township, Bucyrus Township, Connor Township and Moord Township.

Scranton’s Schools page →

Students
135
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,671
ND $16,642
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scranton Public School District 33

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of North Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the ND average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $8,304 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Scranton 240Reeder 130Scranton Township 69Haley Township 40Reeder Township 38Whiting Township 30Woodberry Township 30Cedar Creek Township 26Goldfield Township 25Hume Township 25Mineral Springs Township 22Gascoyne 21Buena Vista Township 18Lightning Creek Township 18Stillwater Township 18Gascoyne Township 17Fischbein Township 15

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scranton. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. ND

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 38.6% · 70 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 43.8% · 70 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.2% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$19,671 per student · 18% above ND
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 35%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 51%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
142’20
134’21
137’22
138’23
135’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races <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.

Scranton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Scranton
A
73 students8:1
Scranton High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Scranton
B−
62 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

New England Public School District 9Carroll Township, Darling Springs Township, Kennedy Township
$15,583per student
Bowman County Public School District 1Boyesen Township, Grainbelt Township, Minnehaha Township
$15,953per student
Hettinger Public School District 13Darling Springs Township
$16,824per student
Lemmon School District 52-4Horse Creek Township
$13,432per student

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.