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Schools in Thelma Township

Thelma Township’s public schools

Sterling Public School District 35 and Kidder County School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thelma Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above North Dakota’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024 · Kidder County School District 1
Students per teacher
10.6
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
408 students on the public path
In brief

Thelma Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Thelma Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Kidder County Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Kidder County High School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Thelma Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Kidder County 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 Thelma Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–12Kidder County High Schoolin SteeleC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sterling Public School District 35.

Two districts serve Thelma Township

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

Sterling Public School District 35Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 21 students, up 75% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$26,905ND $16,642 · FY2024
Kidder County School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 387 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$15,580ND $16,642 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kidder County School District 147%
State average 43.8% · 193 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kidder County School District 142%
State average 38.6% · 193 students tested

Thelma Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thelma Township—Sterling Public School District 35 PK–8 · Kidder County School District 1 PK–12
Taft—Sterling Public School District 35
Crown Hill—Kidder County School District 1
Wild Rose—Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Public School District 6 PK–12 · Kidder County School District 1 PK–12
Driscoll—Sterling Public School District 35 PK–8 · Kidder County School District 1 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Kidder County School District 1 with Thelma Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Thelma Township

3 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 Thelma Townshipin other towns
Kidder County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Steele
B+
205 students12:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sterling
21 students7:1Rate it →
Kidder County High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Steele
C
182 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Thelma Township’s schools

Are Thelma Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thelma Township. Sterling Public School District 35 and Kidder County School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thelma Township. 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 Thelma Township in?

Sterling Public School District 35 and Kidder County School District 1.

Where do Thelma Township kids go to high school?

Kidder County High 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.