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Westhope Public School District, North Dakota, elections

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Westhope Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 162 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Westhope Public School District is a school district in North Dakota (Bottineau County). During the 2023 school year, 162 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 Westhope 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
Ben Cartwright
Lyndsi Engstrom
Jason Huber
Matt Lauer
Katie Ogaard
Tyler Thompson
Liz Tofteland

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Overlapping state house districts

Westhope Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dick AndersonRepublican Party 100% 6%
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Dan VollmerRepublican Party 100% 6%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $521,000 $3,450 14%
Local: $1,392,000 $9,219 38%
State: $1,714,000 $11,351 47%
Total: $3,627,000 $24,020
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,201,000 $21,198
Total Current Expenditures: $2,812,000 $18,622
Instructional Expenditures: $1,679,000 $11,119 52%
Student and Staff Support: $40,000 $264 1%
Administration: $406,000 $2,688 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $687,000 $4,549 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $298,000 $1,973
Construction: $139,000 $920
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $52,000 $344

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 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS 30-39
2017-2018 30-39 PS PS 30-39
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS 40-49
2015-2016 40-44 PS <50 40-49
2014-2015 45-49 PS 40-49
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 65-69 PS 65-69
2010-2011 60-69 PS 60-69

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 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS 40-49
2017-2018 30-39 PS PS 30-39
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS 50-59
2015-2016 60-64 PS >=50 60-64
2014-2015 50-54 PS 50-59
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 65-69 PS 65-69
2010-2011 70-79 PS 70-79

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 >=50 PS >=50
2018-2019 >=50 >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS PS
2015-2016 >=50 >=50
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=50 >=50
2012-2013 60-79 60-79
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=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 (%)
2022-2023 162 6.2
2021-2022 152 0.7
2020-2021 151 4.0
2019-2020 145 3.4
2018-2019 140 -0.7
2017-2018 141 0.7
2016-2017 140 7.1
2015-2016 130 -8.5
2014-2015 141 2.8
2013-2014 137 2.2
2012-2013 134 6.7
2011-2012 125 2.4
2010-2011 122 1.6
2009-2010 120 -14.2
2008-2009 137 -1.5
2007-2008 139 3.6
2006-2007 134 3.7
2005-2006 129 0.0
2004-2005 129 -16.3
2003-2004 150 -2.7
2002-2003 154 -8.4
2001-2002 167 -0.6
2000-2001 168 1.2
1999-2000 166 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Westhope Public School District (%) North Dakota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.7 8.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.4
Black 0.6 5.3
Hispanic 4.3 6.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3
Two or More Races 0.6 4.6
White 90.7 73.7

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 2022-2023 school year, Westhope Public School District had 19.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.17.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.60
Kindergarten: 1.75
Elementary: 7.58
Secondary: 9.90
Total: 19.83

Westhope Public School District employed 1.50 district administrators and 1.25 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.25
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.83
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.10
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 6.00

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 Westhope Public School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Westhope Elementary School95PK-6
Westhope High School667-12

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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