McKenzie County Public School District, North Dakota

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McKenzie County Public School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,105 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

McKenzie County Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (McKenzie County). During the 2024 school year, 2,105 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Shelby Bruins
Dawn Maki
Dia Northrop
Jacob Pennington
Alex Quale
Lisa Samuelson
Heather Wisness

Elections

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Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$6,268,000	$3,496	13%
Local:	$33,283,000	$18,563	70%
State:	$8,282,000	$4,619	17%
Total:	$47,833,000	$26,678

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$47,683,000	$26,593
Total Current Expenditures:	$28,494,000	$15,891
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,109,000	$8,984	34%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,584,000	$883	3%
Administration:	$2,817,000	$1,571	6%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$7,984,000	$4,452	17%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,516,000	$4,749
Construction:	$7,604,000	$4,240
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,943,000	$1,083

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	33	40-59	11-19	25-29	20-29		37
2018-2019	30	21-39	11-19	15-19	30-39		35
2017-2018	28	40-59	<=10	15-19	20-29		32
2016-2017	26	<50	<50	15-19	20-29		28
2015-2016	29	<50	<50	20-24	21-39		31
2014-2015	23	<50	<50	<=20	<=20		24
2013-2014	63	PS	<50	50-59	40-59		65
2012-2013	72	PS	>=50	60-79	<50		73
2011-2012	77	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		78
2010-2011	80		PS	PS	<50		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	36	40-59	11-19	20-24	30-39		42
2018-2019	39	40-59	20-29	25-29	30-39		43
2017-2018	36	21-39	11-19	25-29	30-39		39
2016-2017	42	>=50	<50	25-29	30-39		44
2015-2016	42	>=50	<50	30-34	21-39		45
2014-2015	36	<50	<50	<=20	<=20		38
2013-2014	64	PS	>=50	40-49	21-39		68
2012-2013	72	PS	>=50	60-79	>=50		72
2011-2012	79	PS	PS	>=50	>=50		80
2010-2011	83		PS	PS	<50		85-89

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	85-89	PS	PS	>=50	PS		85-89
2018-2019	85-89	PS	PS	>=50	PS		90-94
2017-2018	90-94	PS	PS	PS	PS		90-94
2016-2017	90-94		PS	>=50	PS		90-94
2015-2016	85-89	PS	PS	PS	PS		85-89
2014-2015	>=95	PS	PS	PS	PS		>=90
2013-2014	>=90	PS		PS	PS		>=90
2012-2013	85-89	PS		PS	PS		80-89
2011-2012	>=90		PS		PS		>=90
2010-2011	>=95				PS		>=95

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	2,105	4.8
2022-2023	2,004	10.5
2021-2022	1,793	-2.4
2020-2021	1,836	-4.1
2019-2020	1,911	4.1
2018-2019	1,832	14.8
2017-2018	1,561	7.8
2016-2017	1,439	3.5
2015-2016	1,388	4.0
2014-2015	1,332	23.0
2013-2014	1,025	15.9
2012-2013	862	18.0
2011-2012	707	16.3
2010-2011	592	8.1
2009-2010	544	4.0
2008-2009	522	-2.3
2007-2008	534	-1.3
2006-2007	541	-1.7
2005-2006	550	-5.8
2004-2005	582	-0.9
2003-2004	587	-5.5
2002-2003	619	-2.9
2001-2002	637	-3.5
2000-2001	659	-1.5
1999-2000	669	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	McKenzie County Public School District (%)	North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	4.2	8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.0	1.5
Black	3.0	5.5
Hispanic	24.3	7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.8	0.3
Two or More Races	2.3	4.7
White	64.4	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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, McKenzie County Public School District had 146.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.42.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	9.00
Elementary:	94.00
Secondary:	43.00
Total:	146.00

McKenzie County Public School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	7.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00
School Administrators:	9.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	60.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.93
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00
Student Support Services:	4.00
Other Support Services:	32.10

Schools

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

The McKenzie County Public School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Badlands Elementary School	500	KG-5
Fox Hills Elementary School	608	KG-5
Watford City High School	511	9-12
Watford City Middle School	466	6-8
Watford City Virtual Academy Elementary School	0
Watford City Virtual Academy High School	0
Wolves Center Academy	20	9-12

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