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Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District, North Dakota, elections

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Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 192 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (Sheridan and McLean counties). During the 2024 school year, 192 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 Turtle Lake-Mercer 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
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Richard Britton
Brian O’Shea
Brent Ravnaas
Megan Sparrow
Julie Wagner

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Overlapping state house districts

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dick AndersonRepublican Party 95% 9%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dan VollmerRepublican Party 95% 9%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 14Jon NelsonRepublican Party 5% < 1%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 14Robin WeiszRepublican Party 5% < 1%

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: $543,000 $3,068 14%
Local: $1,592,000 $8,994 41%
State: $1,716,000 $9,695 45%
Total: $3,851,000 $21,757
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,759,000 $21,237
Total Current Expenditures: $3,213,000 $18,152
Instructional Expenditures: $1,754,000 $9,909 47%
Student and Staff Support: $188,000 $1,062 5%
Administration: $328,000 $1,853 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $943,000 $5,327 25%
Total Capital Outlay: $464,000 $2,621
Construction: $287,000 $1,621
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $30,000 $169
Interest on Debt: $52,000 $293

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 40-44 PS 40-44
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 30-34 PS PS PS <50 35-39
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 20-24 PS PS PS 25-29
2014-2015 25-29 PS PS 25-29
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 70-74 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS 70-74

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 45-49 PS 45-49
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 45-49 PS PS PS <50 45-49
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 75-79 <50 75-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS 70-74

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 >=50 PS PS PS
2018-2019 >=50 PS PS >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=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 192 8.9
2022-2023 175 -1.1
2021-2022 177 -2.3
2020-2021 181 -1.7
2019-2020 184 -1.1
2018-2019 186 4.8
2017-2018 177 -5.1
2016-2017 186 -3.2
2015-2016 192 9.9
2014-2015 173 5.2
2013-2014 164 -9.1
2012-2013 179 5.6
2011-2012 169 7.7
2010-2011 156 -3.2
2009-2010 161 1.2
2008-2009 159 -6.3
2007-2008 169 1.8
2006-2007 166 -5.4
2005-2006 175 -7.4
2004-2005 188 -1.6
2003-2004 191 -4.7
2002-2003 200 -3.5
2001-2002 207 0.0
2000-2001 207 -1.0
1999-2000 209 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.6 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Black 0.5 5.5
Hispanic 0.5 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 2.1 4.7
White 95.3 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, Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District had 22.43 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.50
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 8.92
Secondary: 12.01
Total: 22.43

Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District employed 3.00 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: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 1.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.46
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.04
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 6.25

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 Turtle Lake-Mercer Public School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Turtle Lake-Mercer Elementary School106PK-6
Turtle Lake-Mercer High School847-12


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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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