Sawyer Public School District, North Dakota

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Sawyer Public School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 73 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Sawyer Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (Ward County). During the 2024 school year, 73 students attended one of the district's two 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 Sawyer Public School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Seth Berman
Tim Folden
Barb Jandl
Correen Jones
Mandy Vigness

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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $224,000 $3,930 9%
Local: $921,000 $16,158 38%
State: $1,293,000 $22,684 53%
Total: $2,438,000 $42,772
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,174,000 $38,140
Total Current Expenditures: $1,812,000 $31,789
Instructional Expenditures: $1,070,000 $18,771 49%
Student and Staff Support: $101,000 $1,771 5%
Administration: $342,000 $6,000 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $299,000 $5,245 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $54,000 $947
Construction: $36,000 $631
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $88,000 $1,543
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 21-39 PS PS 21-39
2018-2019 40-59 PS PS >=50
2017-2018 21-39 PS PS <50
2016-2017 <=20 PS PS PS <=20
2015-2016 30-39 PS <50 30-39
2014-2015 20-29 PS PS PS 20-29
2013-2014 55-59 PS PS 60-69
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 60-64 PS 60-64
2010-2011 60-64 PS 65-69

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 21-39 PS PS 21-39
2018-2019 40-59 PS PS <50
2017-2018 40-59 PS PS <50
2016-2017 21-39 PS PS PS 21-39
2015-2016 40-49 PS <50 40-49
2014-2015 30-39 PS PS PS 30-39
2013-2014 50-54 PS PS 50-59
2012-2013 55-59 PS PS 55-59
2011-2012 45-49 PS 45-49
2010-2011 60-64 PS 60-64

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 (%)
2016-2017 >=50 >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 >=50 PS PS >=50


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 73 -1.4
2022-2023 74 23.0
2021-2022 57 33.3
2020-2021 38 -23.7
2019-2020 47 6.4
2018-2019 44 31.8
2017-2018 30 -86.7
2016-2017 56 -55.4
2015-2016 87 -21.8
2014-2015 106 -12.3
2013-2014 119 -10.1
2012-2013 131 1.5
2011-2012 129 3.1
2010-2011 125 -5.6
2009-2010 132 3.0
2008-2009 128 -1.6
2007-2008 130 -3.1
2006-2007 134 8.2
2005-2006 123 -2.4
2004-2005 126 -4.8
2003-2004 132 -16.7
2002-2003 154 -5.2
2001-2002 162 -1.9
2000-2001 165 -2.4
1999-2000 169 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sawyer Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 5.5 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Black 0.0 5.5
Hispanic 0.0 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 0.0 4.7
White 94.5 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, Sawyer Public School District had 16.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 4.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.78
Kindergarten: 1.61
Elementary: 10.21
Secondary: 4.00
Total: 16.60

Sawyer Public School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.60
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 4.00


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 Sawyer Public School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sawyer Elementary School60PK-8
Sawyer High School139-12

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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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