Nesson 2
A public school district in Ray, North Dakota, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 443
- Students enrolled
- 27.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 68.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,960
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 443 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,590th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 40th of 168 in North Dakota. Larger than 34% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,960 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 52% 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
Nesson 2 spent $15,960 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,540 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 | $15,960 | $6.8 million | 427 |
| FY2022 | $15,444 | $6.4 million | 412 |
| FY2021 | $15,385 | $6.0 million | 392 |
| FY2020 | $14,147 | $5.3 million | 374 |
| FY2019 | $13,697 | $4.9 million | 357 |
| FY2018 | $13,693 | $4.6 million | 339 |
| FY2017 | $14,610 | $4.3 million | 295 |
| FY2016 | $13,251 | $4.1 million | 307 |
| FY2015 | $14,474 | $4.2 million | 291 |
| FY2014 | $15,910 | $4.2 million | 266 |
| FY2013 | $12,054 | $3.3 million | 277 |
| FY2012 | $11,694 | $2.7 million | 235 |
| FY2011 | $11,215 | $2.5 million | 219 |
| FY2010 | $11,120 | $2.1 million | 192 |
| FY2009 | $11,561 | $1.9 million | 164 |
| FY2008 | $11,323 | $1.8 million | 161 |
| FY2007 | $10,214 | $1.6 million | 159 |
| FY2006 | $9,627 | $1.5 million | 158 |
| FY2005 | $9,540 | $1.6 million | 163 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $808.0 thousand | 7.5% |
| State | $1.7 million | 16.1% |
| Local | $8.2 million | 76.3% |
| Total | $10.7 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ray Elementary School | 324 |
| Ray High School | 119 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- NESSON 2
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3813710
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