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William S Gussner Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1509 4th St Ne
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone
(701) 252-3846
District
JAMESTOWN 1
County
STUTSMAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
250
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.3% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

William S Gussner Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
59%
45%
49%
39%
69%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
40%
54%
42%
44%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
69%
45%
69%
46%
69%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 6 2.4%
Kindergarten 33 13.2%
Grade 1 38 15.2%
Grade 2 50 20.0%
Grade 3 37 14.8%
Grade 4 42 16.8%
Grade 5 44 17.6%
Total 250 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.9% 88.9% 75.7%
Black 3.0% 3.6% 5.3%
Hispanic 3.8% 5.8% 6.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.3% 11.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.2% 22.7% 24.7%
Free lunch eligible 12.8% 18.9% 21.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 3.8% 2.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,440 779,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 43.5 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 22.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.1% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,780 318,303
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 7.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.1% 93.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.0% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.9% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 13.5% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,088 $17,785,512 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $663 $1,457,937 4.6%
Staff $464 $1,020,336 3.2%
General Administration $513 $1,128,087 3.6%
School Administration $889 $1,954,911 6.2%
Operation $837 $1,840,563 5.8%
Transportation $343 $754,257 2.4%
Other $196 $431,004 1.4%
Total Support $3,905 $8,587,095 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,432 $5,347,968 16.9%
Total Expenditures $14,425 $31,720,575 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,620 $914,187,479 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $453 $54,327,116 2.9%
Staff $458 $54,911,082 2.9%
General Administration $499 $59,809,554 3.2%
School Administration $694 $83,275,161 4.5%
Operation $1,074 $128,789,892 6.9%
Transportation $530 $63,591,007 3.4%
Other $352 $42,277,750 2.3%
Total Support $4,059 $486,979,656 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,857 $462,739,551 24.8%
Total Expenditures $15,537 $1,863,912,189 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%