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Divide County Public School District, North Dakota, elections

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Divide County Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 365 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Divide County Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (Williams, Burke, and Divide counties). During the 2024 school year, 365 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Divide County Public School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Melissa Adams
Coby Hubble
Melissa Nystuen
Samantha Pulvermacher
Stephanie Reistad
Shawn Sundberg
Krista Verlinde

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Overlapping state house districts

Divide County Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Dakota House of Representatives District 2Bert AndersonRepublican Party 100% 21%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 2Donald LongmuirRepublican Party 100% 21%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $956,000 $2,503 11%
Local: $5,978,000 $15,649 70%
State: $1,639,000 $4,291 19%
Total: $8,573,000 $22,442
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,472,000 $22,178
Total Current Expenditures: $7,090,000 $18,560
Instructional Expenditures: $4,445,000 $11,636 52%
Student and Staff Support: $218,000 $570 3%
Administration: $992,000 $2,596 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,435,000 $3,756 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $761,000 $1,992
Construction: $266,000 $696
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $297,000 $777

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30-34 PS PS <50 PS 30-34
2018-2019 30 <50 PS <50 <50 30-34
2017-2018 34 <50 PS <50 PS 30-34
2016-2017 28 PS <=20 PS 25-29
2015-2016 30-34 PS PS <50 PS 30-34
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 71 PS >=50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 70-74 PS >=50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40-44 PS PS <50 PS 45-49
2018-2019 43 <50 PS <50 <50 45-49
2017-2018 47 <50 PS <50 PS 45-49
2016-2017 43 PS 21-39 PS 45-49
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS <50 PS 55-59
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 64 PS >=50 PS 60-64
2012-2013 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2011-2012 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=50 PS PS PS >=50
2017-2018 >=80 >=80
2016-2017 >=50 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 >=80
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 >=80

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 365 -4.9
2022-2023 383 0.3
2021-2022 382 -1.3
2020-2021 387 0.8
2019-2020 384 6.8
2018-2019 358 -4.5
2017-2018 374 8.8
2016-2017 341 -1.2
2015-2016 345 -4.3
2014-2015 360 0.6
2013-2014 358 4.5
2012-2013 342 17.8
2011-2012 281 19.6
2010-2011 226 -3.5
2009-2010 234 2.1
2008-2009 229 -2.6
2007-2008 235 -3.0
2006-2007 242 -14.5
2005-2006 277 -1.4
2004-2005 281 -6.8
2003-2004 300 -1.0
2002-2003 303 -4.0
2001-2002 315 -5.7
2000-2001 333 -9.0
1999-2000 363 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Divide County Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.5
Black 1.6 5.5
Hispanic 6.6 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 3.6 4.7
White 86.9 72.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Divide County Public School District had 35.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.35.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.75
Elementary: 16.50
Secondary: 16.00
Total: 35.25

Divide County Public School District employed 3.10 district administrators and 1.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.10
District Administrative Support: 0.75
School Administrators: 1.90
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 15.30
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.95
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 9.33

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Divide County Public School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Divide County Elementary School213PK-6
Divide County High School1527-12


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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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