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Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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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
500 2nd St N
Fessenden, ND 58438
Phone
(701) 547-3296
District
FESSENDEN-BOWDON 25
County
WELLS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
130
Classroom Teachers
10

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Dakota

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.6% of all ND schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Fessenden-Bowdon Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
77%
45%
79%
39%
74%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
45%
64%
46%
34%
45%
49%
45%
64%
46%
34%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
62%
45%
79%
50%
44%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
40%
59%
43%
54%
38%
57%
40%
59%
43%
54%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
40%
34%
44%
45%
35%
    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 4.6%
Kindergarten 12 9.2%
Grade 1 10 7.7%
Grade 2 16 12.3%
Grade 3 16 12.3%
Grade 4 9 6.9%
Grade 5 15 11.5%
Grade 6 12 9.2%
Grade 7 14 10.8%
Grade 8 20 15.4%
Total 130 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.6% 98.3% 75.7%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
Hispanic 2.4% 1.7% 6.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 11.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.0% 10.2% 24.7%
Free lunch eligible 5.4% 5.7% 21.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.6% 4.5% 2.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,390 779,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.5 11
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.6% 6.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.9% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.2% 35.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.9% 22.2%
65 OR OLDER 24.4% 15.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 634 320,038
Single Parent Households With Children 2.5% 6.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.2% 31.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 18.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.8% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 28.4% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,125 $1,365,000 40.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $1,274 $214,032 6.4%
General Administration $1,155 $194,040 5.8%
School Administration $690 $115,920 3.5%
Operation $1,637 $275,016 8.2%
Transportation $1,208 $202,944 6.1%
Other $1,065 $178,920 5.4%
Total Support $7,030 $1,181,040 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,720 $792,960 23.7%
Total Expenditures $19,875 $3,339,000 100.0%
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%

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