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St. John Public School District 3

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves St. John.

St. John’s Schools page →

Students
458
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,530
ND $16,642
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about St. John Public School District 3

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of North Dakota districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% more per student than the ND average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $3,384 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
St. John 310

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. John. Grade by grade →

PK–8Saint John Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Saint John High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ND

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.6% · 236 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 43.8% · 237 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 83.2% · 32 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$22,530 per student · 35% above ND
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 33%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 42%Federal 48%

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

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

Enrollment over time
429’20
437’21
447’22
438’23
458’24

Up 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 91%Two or more races 5%White 3%Hispanic <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.

Saint John Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saint John
D
321 students11:1
Saint John High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint John
D−
137 students11:1

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.