McKenzie Co 1
A public school district in Watford City, North Dakota, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,351
- Students enrolled
- 169
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 314.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,006
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,351 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,998th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 168 in North Dakota. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,006 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 44% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
McKenzie Co 1 spent $15,006 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,160 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,006 | $30.1 million | 2,004 |
| FY2022 | $15,892 | $28.5 million | 1,793 |
| FY2021 | $14,949 | $27.4 million | 1,836 |
| FY2020 | $12,496 | $23.9 million | 1,911 |
| FY2019 | $10,647 | $19.5 million | 1,832 |
| FY2018 | $10,808 | $16.9 million | 1,561 |
| FY2017 | $10,843 | $15.6 million | 1,439 |
| FY2016 | $10,558 | $14.7 million | 1,388 |
| FY2015 | $11,455 | $15.3 million | 1,332 |
| FY2014 | $10,094 | $10.3 million | 1,025 |
| FY2013 | $10,361 | $8.9 million | 862 |
| FY2012 | $10,171 | $7.2 million | 707 |
| FY2011 | $10,610 | $6.3 million | 592 |
| FY2010 | $10,656 | $5.8 million | 544 |
| FY2009 | $10,611 | $5.5 million | 522 |
| FY2008 | $10,071 | $5.4 million | 534 |
| FY2007 | $9,643 | $5.2 million | 541 |
| FY2006 | $9,162 | $5.0 million | 550 |
| FY2005 | $8,160 | $4.7 million | 582 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.7 million | 15.7% |
| State | $4.7 million | 9.6% |
| Local | $36.6 million | 74.7% |
| Total | $49.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Badlands Elementary School | 538 |
| Fox Hills Elementary School | 663 |
| Watford City High School | 566 |
| Watford City Middle School | 509 |
| Watford City Virtual Academy Elementary School | 9 |
| Watford City Virtual Academy High School | 34 |
| Wolves Center Academy | 30 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- MCKENZIE CO 1
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3812540
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Dakota — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Dakota — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Dakota on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved