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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 205 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Underwood Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (McLean and Mercer counties). During the 2024 school year, 205 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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About the district

School board

The Underwood 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
Brent Charging
Amanda Haseleu
Mike Heger
Sarah Ness
Donald Robinson

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Overlapping state house districts

Underwood Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Dakota House of Representatives District 33Anna NovakRepublican Party 73% 9%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 33Bill TveitRepublican Party 73% 9%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dick AndersonRepublican Party 27% 1%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dan VollmerRepublican Party 27% 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: $444,000 $1,889 10%
Local: $1,705,000 $7,255 39%
State: $2,180,000 $9,277 50%
Total: $4,329,000 $18,421
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,186,000 $17,812
Total Current Expenditures: $3,774,000 $16,059
Instructional Expenditures: $1,861,000 $7,919 44%
Student and Staff Support: $107,000 $455 3%
Administration: $867,000 $3,689 21%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $939,000 $3,995 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $116,000 $493
Construction: $16,000 $68
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $89,000 $378
Interest on Debt: $7,000 $29

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 (%)
2021-2022 30-34 <50 PS 30-34
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 45-49 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 75-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS 90-94

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 (%)
2021-2022 35-39 <50 PS 40-44
2020-2021 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 45-49 PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 >=80
2020-2021 PS PS
2019-2020 >=80 >=80
2018-2019 >=50 PS >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 >=50 >=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 205 -9.3
2022-2023 224 -4.9
2021-2022 235 6.0
2020-2021 221 -1.4
2019-2020 224 0.4
2018-2019 223 -4.0
2017-2018 232 3.0
2016-2017 225 -4.0
2015-2016 234 -5.1
2014-2015 246 8.9
2013-2014 224 -6.7
2012-2013 239 8.4
2011-2012 219 20.5
2010-2011 174 -5.2
2009-2010 183 -4.4
2008-2009 191 -3.7
2007-2008 198 -7.6
2006-2007 213 0.9
2005-2006 211 -1.9
2004-2005 215 -7.0
2003-2004 230 -2.6
2002-2003 236 -11.0
2001-2002 262 -10.7
2000-2001 290 -12.4
1999-2000 326 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Underwood Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 8.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Black 2.0 5.5
Hispanic 2.0 7.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 4.4 4.7
White 90.7 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, Underwood Public School District had 20.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.1.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.10
Kindergarten: 1.20
Elementary: 10.25
Secondary: 7.75
Total: 20.30

Underwood Public School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 2.14 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: 2.14
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.49
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.40
Other Support Services: 7.65

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 Underwood Public School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Underwood Elementary School112PK-6
Underwood High School927-12


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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